But something stopped me.
Maybe it was my natural curiosity. Maybe it was the fact that I’d already poured my coffee and I wasn’t ready to give up. I pulled out my phone and started researching.
Twenty minutes later, I was laughing at myself.
Because that white string—the one I thought might be a parasite or a contamination—is completely natural. It’s not dangerous. It’s not a worm. And I’d been eating it my entire life without ever noticing it before.
Let me tell you what it actually is, why it’s there, and why you should stop worrying about it immediately.
What Is That White String in Your Egg?
That white, twisty, slightly opaque strand is called the chalaza (pronounced kuh-LAY-zuh). Plural: chalazae.
