yolk
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- noun
- /joʊk/
:
yema
- To separate the yolk from the white, gently crack the egg and let the yolk fall into a bowl.
- egg yolk
- yolk sac
This includes the pastured yolks of farm raised eggs.
- This includes the pastured yolks of farm raised eggs.
- There's roughly half as in the yolk, and half is in the in the white.
- Wait, did it say, oh, it said yolk, not white.
- I'll be honest with you, chef, the yolk is the best part, right?
- So what is in the yolk that's not in the white of an egg?
Examples
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Using a small spatula, gently push the yolk into the center.
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Stir together the corn kernels and the egg yolk in a heavy skillet over medium heat.
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Also, the yolk is full of healthy fat.
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Would it be the egg white or the yolk or neither?
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Throw in another egg yolk.
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I'll be honest with you, chef, the yolk is the best part, right?
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We're going to use cream and milk, egg yolks and white sugar.
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Right now, I'm going to try to separate egg yolks from egg whites using this.
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It not only beats, it also separates the yolk from the white.
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I didn't remember beating the egg yolks in a little white bowl.
Fiction book (1997)
Synonyms
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The yellow part inside an egg that feeds a developing chick and makes food richer
The yellow part inside an egg that feeds the developing baby animal
The yolk inside an egg or the yolk sac that feeds an embryo
Compounds
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word yolk comes from an old English root geolu meaning 'yellow', which is the same root as yellow. So a yolk is easy to remember because it is the yellow middle part of an egg.