It's built with lots of complex layers, and it's hardly head round because it could be completely Indian, yet Malaysian or it could be completely Chinese.

Yet Malaysian.

She's so frustrating because Malaysian cooking at his best is delicious.

I've got one more stop.

Before I put my new skills against Malaysia's aunties in the cooking competition in Kuala Lumpur, I'm flying 1000 miles to Malaysian Borneo to get my first taste of the region's most famous and extraordinary delicacy.

I feel slightly frustrated that I'd be cooking for over 20 years.

I've never had a real taste of a pop of Bird's nest, lots of fake, sort of glass noodle business suit, but I can't wait to really sort of.

I understand what it takes off fresh and I was drive from the airport.

I'm meeting my guide to get me to the nest.

Hey, are you good?

Fine.

Alan is a member of the remote idea in tribe who harvest the nest.

Most of the tribe, including Ellen, have moved away from the era for turning for the harvest for a few weeks each year after the birds have flown the nest.

I have a season.

We come from our first village.

Then we coming here todo have the goodness.

So you have to to Holmes.

Yes, but like a lot of people do in England, I have one in the central London and one of the South Coast.

Allen's Tri began flocking ness to rich Chinese traders 500 years ago, collecting them from the limestone caves just outside their village.

Today, Malaysia's exports of Bird's nest to China are worth £5 million a year.

And I can't wait to see what all the fuss is about.

That hole under a rock.

That's incredible.

But my journey to the caves is about to get a lot rougher, so well, chefs Bloody hell.

Okay.

What's that smell?

The guano.

Guano.

What's gonna guano is?

Ah, Bet!

Shit!

Bat Shit!

Yes.

You're going in there.

Is that in there?

Yes.

Look at that.

These things take delicious.

No, I never Well, I never eat the but she wanted the passion.

Your doughnut.

I'm okay.

You're talking about bananas now.

I see.

My God.

Looking good.

is nice.

Plenty.

Hello.

This'd turning into my worst nightmare.

Oh, my God.

Betsy, watch out for the bat.

Shit doesn't open mark while you're looking at.

Okay, here we go.

We have to crawl through the tunnel.

This is insane.

I've gone to great extreme for some fantastic projects before, But I'm telling you now.

I hope this takes fucking amazing crawling out of the tunnel.

We arrived at the 100 foot high cave at the heart of the rock.

That's crazy.

And right at the top, Allen's mates are walking the high wire to collect nests made from swift saliva is falling.

That's it.

There.

Oh, my God.

Now, Alan wants me to have a go on a ladder made of bamboo.

Hope you can hold 15 stone.

Yes.

Yeah.

I can't believe you're down there.

I'm still thinking onto a piece of fucking bamboo.

I'm beginning to think no ingredient could be worth.

This is getting wetter.

Wetter.

Come on.

Shit.

You see the nest already?

Not.

I can't see any nest working.

Say it.

Bash it!

Shit!

Is that a spider?

Appear as well?

Oh, yes, Finger.

Now I'm up here.

I've got to get my hands on it.

That means taking them off this ladder.

So slippy bullshit.

Not to help.

Come on.

Sure.

It's incredible.

Like a little ball of wool.

Okay.

Into my bag.

My God!

Come down now.

Trusted bamboo so much in my entire life with a makeshift bamboo ladder.

Yes, unbelievable.

Unless you're right, let's look at this little baby like a little white sort of moustache.

My goodness me And so that's the birds.

Live off later.

So with the feathers in there to take the feathers out Yeah, yeah, we must remove your feathers.

It doesn't look that appetizing, does it?

But there again, nor the trouble when it's six foot under.

A lot of people said at home, now begin looks disgusting.

But I mean, there's gotta be something unique in the flavor and think what they go through to get that there.

That little bit of flam woven birds spit ness of worth so much the village that they don't eat them themselves.

Thankfully, like most Malaysians, Ellen's got an auntie, and she's agreed to show me Bird's nest soup the Chinese way.

Malaysia is full of talented auntie's, so this is the real business.

What we put in there?

Some what?

Just sugar water and that's it.

No, here we go.

This is very sweet.

And so would you have.

This is a desert 10 quid's worth on the smooth.

It was like a sweet jelly, like a warm jelly.

I didn't expect it to be a desert.

You're different.

I was expected a hot, spicy seafood soup down.

Go to that extreme to endanger your life.

To go and get it to go and drop it in water.

Freezing with sugar doesn't make sense.

I've had an extraordinary time here, but now I need to head back to the big city, pissing it down.

Tomorrow I'm in Kuala Lumpur for a competition against Malaysia's best anti cooks That's ever ever make it out of Borneo.

Filling up with water way Don't need this anymore.