Because that white string—the one I thought might be a parasite or some kind of contamination—is completely natural. It’s not a worm. It’s not dangerous. And I’d been eating it my entire life without ever realizing what it was.
Let me tell you what it actually is, why it’s there, and why you don’t need to worry when you see one.
What Is That White String in Your Egg?
That white, twisty, slightly opaque strand is called the chalaza (pronounced kuh-LAY-zuh). The plural is chalazae.
The chalaza is a cord-like
