I Thought the White String in My Egg Was Something Dangerous—The Truth Completely Surprised Me

Is it a parasite? A worm? Some kind of contamination? I thought about the salmonella warnings, the recalls, the things I’d read online about food safety. I could feel my appetite slipping away.

Egg slicer

 

I almost threw the whole thing out. I was this close to trashing the bowl, the  egg, and the entire idea of  breakfast.

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