Chicken Egg

The reproductive ovum of the domestic chicken (*Gallus gallus domesticus*) and the world's most consumed egg. A nearly perfect food: complete protein, essential fats, emulsifiers (lecithin), and a full spectrum of B vitamins. Culinary uses are unmatched — binders, leaveners, thickeners, emulsifiers, glazes, and protein centerpiece. Fresh eggs from pasture-raised hens have deep orange yolks, firm upstanding whites, and far richer flavor than commodity-cage eggs. Select eggs with clean, uncracked shells; store pointy-end down.