I, just like you, am slightly frazzled when I crack an egg and see a spider-web-like string of white attached to the yolk. What is it? And why did this happen to me? There are some silly explanations ...

When you crack open an egg and see a white, rope-like strand coming off the yolk into the white, don't stress. This is a natural part of the egg. This string is called the chalaza (pronounced ...

The white stringy thing in eggs, called a chalaza, is completely normal and safe to eat. Chalazae are protein strands that keep the yolk centered and protected inside the egg. Cooking eliminates ...

When it comes to eggs, everyone knows their yolks from their whites. Fewer people can name the stringy white blob often attached to the yolk. Here’s what it is, whether you should remove it, and more ...

You've probably cracked one open over a frying pan for breakfast, whisked a few into flour to make a birthday cake, or maybe you've gone full-on Rocky and chugged those babies raw. But no matter how ...