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A bird nest is a deep fried nest typically made of noodles or shredded vegetables. The noodles or vegetables are placed in the bottom of a bird nest basket and then a smaller bird nest basket is placed on top of the food and pressed down to flatten the food to form a shape of a basket.

A vegetable bird nest is made in the same manner as a noodle bird nest. Shredded vegetables, such as carrots, potatoes, and parsnips, are placed in the bottom of a bird nest basket.

A device that consists of two small frying baskets, one fitting inside the other. It is used to fry starchy foods, such as fresh noodles or vegetables by placing the food in the bottom basket and pressing the top basket down to flatten the food items and then deep-frying until crispy and golden brown.

An Asian soup, which is considered to be a delicacy, that is made with the use of an actual bird's nest.