Seafood birdsnest is a common Chinese cuisine dish found in Hong Kong, China and most overseas Chinatown restaurants.

It is usually classified as a mid to high-end dish depending on the seafood offered.

To prepare hai xian qiao chao, you need to cut the squid into slices and boil them in water, then clean the shrimp; cut the garlic into cloves and celery and mushrooms into cubes; bring the water in the pot to a boil; then insert the noodles until cooked; remove them, rinse them in cold water; cover them with corn starch and form the basket; then fry some oil in a pan, then put the pan on the heat and add water; add mushrooms and celery; take a new pan and add more oil, then add shrimp, scallops and calamari, and then the garlic cloves; cook over low heat, then add mushrooms, celery and other seasonings.

[1] The edible nest holding the seafood is made entirely out of fried taro or noodles.

The most common ingredients are scallops, peapods, boneless fish fillet, celery sticks, straw mushrooms, calamari, shrimp.