Read on for answers. The white stringy bit of an egg does indeed have a name—it’s called the chalaza, (pronounced kuh-lay-zuh). “It’s essentially egg white protein that has had the water ...

It's time you met the chalaza. (Pronounced: cuh-lay-zuh.) Relax. Despite its weird ropey appearance, it is not an umbilical cord. The chalazae (plural) can be found on two sides of the yolk and ...