I Thought the White String in My Egg Was Something Dangerous—The Truth Completely Surprised Me

  • or bake their eggs. Mixing the egg together makes the chalaza virtually invisible.
  • They use eggs that aren’t especially fresh. As eggs age, changes in the egg white can make the chalaza less prominent.
  • They simply don’t look closely. Most people crack an egg, cook it, and eat it without examining its structure.

The only reason I noticed mine was because I cracked the egg into a clear glass bowl and looked at it before cooking. Even then, it took me a moment to figure out what I was seeing.