chicken eggs
Breakfast protein source
Chicken eggs are eggs laid by domestic hens, the most commonly consumed eggs worldwide.
The term specifies the source when distinguishing from duck, quail, or other eggs, though in most contexts "eggs" alone implies chicken eggs: The recipe calls for three eggs.
Chicken eggs consist of shell, white, and yolk, and are fundamental to cooking and baking.
- egg yolkOvum's nutrient core
- yolkEgg's nutrient core
- egg whiteClear protein surrounding yolk
- whiteAbsence of pigment
- shellHard outer covering
scrambled · fried · poached · soft boiled · omelette · over easy · runny · cracked · carton · dozen · laying hen · nest · hen · rooster · breakfast · whisk · beaten · farm
- eggsduck egg, Easter egg, yolk, hard-boiled, quail egg
- poultry productsturkey breast, drumsticks, ground turkey, duck breast, duck fat
- pysankybeeswax, geometric patterns, floral motifs, star patterns, crosses
- poultry dishescrispy duck, braised duck, roast duck, duck soup, duck curry
animal reproductive product type
chicken eggslive birth
Baby born alive
fish roe · caviar · reptile eggs · turtle eggs · insect eggs
commonality/availability
chicken eggsostrich eggs
Largest avian reproductive cells
caviar · century eggs · balut