Egg (food)

:This article is about bird eggs as food; for the edible eggs of sea animals, see roe and caviar, and for other meanings, see egg.

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Bird eggs are a common food source. The most commonly used bird eggs are those from the chicken, duck, and goose, but smaller eggs such as quail eggs are occasionally used as a gourmet ingredient, as are the largest bird eggs, from ostriches. The eggs of turtles are sometimes used for food also. Eggs are frequently used in both sweet and savoury dishes as a source of protein and/or to bind the other ingredients in a recipe together. Sometimes the whole egg is cooked together. Sometimes the egg yolk is used separately from the egg white (or albumen).

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The egg yolk is suspended in the egg white by one or two spiral bands of tissue called the chalaza (Greek word from "khalaza" meaning hailstone, or hard lump.)

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Roe: :For the U.S. legal case, see Roe v. Wade. for other uses, see Roe (disambiguation)...

Caviar: Caviar is the processed, salted roe of various species of fish, most notably sturgeon. It is commercially marketed throughout the world as a delicacy and is eaten principally as a garnish or spread, as with hors d'oeuvres....

Food: Food is any substance consumed by living organisms, including liquid drinks. Food is the main source of energy and of nutrition for animals, and is usually of animal or plant origin....

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