Egg

Egg usually means a whole hen's egg, whose white and yolk can be cooked separately or used for binding, thickening and emulsifying.

About Egg

Egg is the intact edible reproductive product of a bird, usually understood in everyday cooking to mean a hen’s egg unless another bird is specified. A whole egg has a firm white surrounding a rounded yellow yolk, enclosed by a shell, and is used boiled, fried, poached, scrambled, baked, or incorporated into batters, doughs, custards, and sauces.

Egg has a mild, rich flavor that varies with the bird and product, while its raw white and yolk are fluid and distinct. Cooking changes the texture from fluid to softly or firmly set; whisking can create a foam, and combining it with other ingredients can produce binding, thickening, or emulsifying effects.

Egg is sold shell-on and fresh, or as pasteurized liquid, frozen, dried, or separated white and yolk products. The exact bird species and processing should therefore be confirmed for a particular product; preparation changes its firmness, aeration, and behavior in mixtures.

Ingredient type: whole food

Forms & related ingredients

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Ice Creamcontains · Ice Cream → Egg
Custardcontains · Custard → Egg
Sandwich breadcontains · Sandwich bread → Egg
Durum Wheat Pastacontains · Durum Wheat Pasta → Egg
Alliolicontains · Allioli → Egg
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Wonton wrappercontains · Wonton wrapper → Egg
Tonnarelli pastacontains · Tonnarelli pasta → Egg
Burger buncontains · Burger bun → Egg
Macaronicontains · Macaroni → Egg
Meringuecontains · Meringue → Egg
Shortcrust Pastrycontains · Shortcrust Pastry → Egg
Wheat pastacontains · Wheat pasta → Egg
Japanese mayonnaisecontains · Japanese mayonnaise → Egg
Wheat pastry doughcontains · Wheat pastry dough → Egg
Coconut Kayacontains · Coconut Kaya → Egg
Pappardelle pastacontains · Pappardelle pasta → Egg
Pork cutletcontains · Pork cutlet → Egg
Marzipancontains · Marzipan → Egg
Sponge Cakecontains · Sponge Cake → Egg
Tagliatellecontains · Tagliatelle → Egg
Wheat Pastrycontains · Wheat Pastry → Egg
Egg Noodlescontains · Egg Noodles → Egg
Pastry Creamcontains · Pastry Cream → Egg
Spaghetticontains · Spaghetti → Egg
Dried wheat pastacontains · Dried wheat pasta → Egg
Egg-Yolk Creamcontains · Egg-Yolk Cream → Egg
Japanese Fish Cakecontains · Japanese Fish Cake → Egg
Small pastacontains · Small pasta → Egg
Plain tea biscuitscontains · Plain tea biscuits → Egg
Medianoche Breadcontains · Medianoche Bread → Egg
Sweet Biscuitscontains · Sweet Biscuits → Egg
Malt biscuitscontains · Malt biscuits → Egg
Cannelloni Pastacontains · Cannelloni Pasta → Egg
Gingerbreadcontains · Gingerbread → Egg
Sweet Plain Biscuitscontains · Sweet Plain Biscuits → Egg
Sweet Breadcontains · Sweet Bread → Egg
Hot-Dog Buncontains · Hot-Dog Bun → Egg
Vanilla ice creamcontains · Vanilla ice cream → Egg
Meat fillingcontains · Meat filling → Egg
Bread dumplingcontains · Bread dumpling → Egg
Chocolate Biscuitscontains · Chocolate Biscuits → Egg
Wheat noodlescontains · Wheat noodles → Egg
Meatballscontains · Meatballs → Egg
Fresh Filled Pastacontains · Fresh Filled Pasta → Egg
Orzocontains · Orzo → Egg
Small wheat pastacontains · Small wheat pasta → Egg
Dried short pastacontains · Dried short pasta → Egg
Vanilla custardcontains · Vanilla custard → Egg
Mayonnaisecontains · Mayonnaise → Egg
Pork pâtécontains · Pork pâté → Egg

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egg

English

animal egg (raw)