2007-01-14 13:26:34 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Food & Drink ➔ Cooking & Recipes
the 2 white cords on either end of an egg are called
chalazae
they hold the yolk in the center of the egg.
2007-01-14 13:36:22 · answer #1 · answered by Cymbaline 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is called a chalaza cord.. It holds the yolk in suspension within the shell! I got tested on this!
2007-01-14 13:38:00 · answer #2 · answered by ♥xvioletx1882♥ 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There are actually 2 of them, called chalaza, which hold the yolk roughly in the center of the egg.
2007-01-14 13:33:52 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I was told that it was what "could have been" the baby chick. That is why I dont eat scrambled eggs anymore and/or if I cook with eggs i pull that out. Just the thought. I work in Microbiology and I was in school ( Science) at the time when I found this out....
2007-01-14 13:37:25 · answer #4 · answered by Kimmie 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah its the umbilical cord, just like us humans had connected to our belly button at one time. If you pay attention, as the eggs get closer to the expiration date, you'll notice they seem bigger and more noticeable then new ones. I used to be funny and literally try to pull them off my eggs before I cooked them (simply because I knew what it was). Then after a while, I said hey, I'm sure I've eaten worst things in my life, like micro organisms, dirt, dead insects crushed in your grits/grains, etc. and decided to give it a rest.
2007-01-14 13:36:33 · answer #5 · answered by SharpGuy 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
yuk the cord that feeds the chick like the placenta in a woman.
2007-01-14 13:39:16 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
the poor little chicks umbilical cord!
2007-01-16 04:37:49 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
the umbilical cord?
2007-01-14 13:28:45 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yuck its the membrane its gross and I always pick it out of the egg lol!
2007-01-14 13:39:09 · answer #9 · answered by layala74 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋