Word for today

[mellicious]

chalaza
the little ropey bit attaching the yolk of an egg to the white

I didn't know this word, and I hate that part of the egg. When I make omelets (which is usually the only time I cook with eggs), I always try to throw that part away. So it's a bit useful to me to have a word for it!

Added: Oops, I almost forgot to say that I found that here: http://www.realbakingwithrose.com/2012/09/two_mens_eggs.html
(And yes, it's a food blog, a place that I don't normally venture. I wandered over there from Pinterest, because I had pinned this cake: http://www.realbakingwithrose.com/2009/10/behind_the_scenes_out_cakes_of.html - which is very pretty and is made from bundt cakes, so it doesn't require buying a special pan. Not that I'm planning to make such a thing, anyway. Definitely not!)


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Comments

[columbina.livejournal.com]

Hardly ever seen in the singular in practice since every egg has two, so "chalazae" is more common.

They actually don't attach the yolk to the white so much as hold the yolk in place in the middle of the egg, like a taut rope from either side of the yolk to either end of the eggshell.