# Ever heard of an egg-yolk omelet? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** food-cooking\ **Created:** [October 25, 2022, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-heard-of-an-egg-yolk-omelet/973768 "2022-10-25T17:52:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2022, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-heard-of-an-egg-yolk-omelet/973768/1 "2022-10-25T17:52:41Z")
So a celebrity and his wife were dining at a trendy NYC restaurant recently and she ordered an egg-yolk omelet but they complained because there was a bit of egg white in the omelet which she’s supposedly allergic to. Who the celebrity is doesn’t really matter, nor do I care whether he was being an asshole when he complained. Instead, what I found interesting was the idea of an egg-yolk omelet, which was something new to me, though I’ve heard of egg-white omelets. And is it possible to be allergic to egg whites but not egg yolk? So have you heard of egg-yolk omelets? Since this story blew up, I’ve seen a couple of articles in which people tried to prepare them. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2022, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-heard-of-an-egg-yolk-omelet/973768/2 "2022-10-25T18:08:49Z")
The article I saw didn’t mention an allergy. If that’s the case, there’s _no_ way to get all the egg white off. ---
**Author:** ![JohnGalt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johngalt/32/184_2.png) [@JohnGalt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnGalt)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2022, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-heard-of-an-egg-yolk-omelet/973768/3 "2022-10-25T18:41:18Z")
In his opening monolog last night, JG said that the food was returned because of food allergy issues. I’ve never made an egg-yolk omelet. Here’s a WaPo gift article about trying to make one: [Egg-yolk omelet?](https://wapo.st/3W3FCPA) ---
**Author:** ![Cheesesteak](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cheesesteak/32/3694_2.png) [@Cheesesteak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheesesteak)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2022, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-heard-of-an-egg-yolk-omelet/973768/4 "2022-10-25T18:45:16Z")
I genuinely feel for people who have food allergies, but if you’re allergic to part of an egg, don’t get an effing omelet at a restaurant. You’re just asking for something to go wrong. ---
**Author:** ![kayT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayt/32/3633_2.png) [@kayT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayT)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2022, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-heard-of-an-egg-yolk-omelet/973768/5 "2022-10-25T18:45:21Z")
OK I give up, who is JG? ---
**Author:** ![JohnGalt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johngalt/32/184_2.png) [@JohnGalt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnGalt)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2022, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-heard-of-an-egg-yolk-omelet/973768/6 "2022-10-25T18:47:43Z")
JG is a typo, should be JC (James Corden). ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2022, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-heard-of-an-egg-yolk-omelet/973768/7 "2022-10-25T18:52:00Z")
Oh, good. I feared it might be you for a sec. I’ve never heard of such a thing, though I’ve had/made omelets with extra egg yolks for extra richness. But, yeah, if you have an allergy, how could you absolutely guarantee that no white was left behind while separating the eggs. I mean, they do often seem to separate fairly cleanly, but I’d never bet on it. Oh, and James Corden? Figures. ---
**Author:** ![jnglmassiv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f07891/32.png) [@jnglmassiv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jnglmassiv)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2022, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-heard-of-an-egg-yolk-omelet/973768/8 "2022-10-25T18:52:27Z")
> [@JohnGalt](#): > > Here’s a WaPo gift article about trying to make one: [Egg-yolk omelet?](https://wapo.st/3W3FCPA) From the article: > My approximation of Carey’s omelet proved to have a good, eggy profile. But the dense, heavy texture of the thing — which turned leathery as it cooled — ultimately made it unappealing. That’s exactly what I’d have predicted. ---
**Author:** ![k9bfriender](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/k9bfriender/32/3283_2.png) [@k9bfriender](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/k9bfriender)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2022, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-heard-of-an-egg-yolk-omelet/973768/9 "2022-10-25T18:58:34Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > And is it possible to be allergic to egg whites but not egg yolk? Yes, it is, and it’s more common than being allergic to the yolk. However, it’s not possible to separate it well enough to have no egg white at all. OTOH, cooking destroys the proteins that most people are allergic to. I’ve heard of egg yolk omelets, more as a joke than anything else, but in 20 years of food service, I spent about a third of that in places that made omelets, and while I’ve had _lots_ of requests for egg white omelets, I’ve never had one for an egg yolk omelet. ---
**Author:** ![k9bfriender](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/k9bfriender/32/3283_2.png) [@k9bfriender](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/k9bfriender)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2022, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-heard-of-an-egg-yolk-omelet/973768/10 "2022-10-25T18:59:40Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > I mean, they do often seem to separate fairly cleanly, but I’d never bet on it. I can guarantee that I won’t get any yolk in your egg whites, but I don’t see how it’s possible to keep egg white out of the yolk. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2022, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-heard-of-an-egg-yolk-omelet/973768/11 "2022-10-25T19:45:48Z")
[Here](https://www.vulture.com/2022/10/james-corden-egg-yolk-omelet-balthazar-unbanned.html) is another article, this time from Vulture, in which the writer describes attempting to prepare an egg-yolk omelet. And as I said, this story is the first time I heard of the thing. ---
**Author:** ![Folly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/folly/32/3219_2.png) [@Folly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folly)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2022, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-heard-of-an-egg-yolk-omelet/973768/12 "2022-10-25T19:46:41Z")
One of my daughters, who is allergic to eggs, definitely seems to be more allergic to the egg white part. We haven’t experimented though to see if yolks only are OK. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2022, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-heard-of-an-egg-yolk-omelet/973768/13 "2022-10-25T19:48:50Z")
They had this as a question on NPRs _Wait Wait._ ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2022, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-heard-of-an-egg-yolk-omelet/973768/14 "2022-10-25T21:12:37Z")
The yolks are the yummiest part, so I could see a yolk omelet being good (though of course you’d need to make adjustments to get the texture right). But I wouldn’t make one unless I had some other recipe that used only whites, because I don’t like wasting food, even cheap food like eggs. And yeah, you’re definitely going to get trace amounts of white in there. ---
**Author:** ![aruvqan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aruvqan/32/2891_2.png) [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2022, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-heard-of-an-egg-yolk-omelet/973768/15 "2022-10-25T23:52:04Z")
Perhaps sub in aquafaba for the white instead of plain water or milk? Just sort of thinking. I had a boyfriend who preferred 3 egg omelets 3 white 1 yolk, I took the yolks and gave him one of my whites. Worked for us. [4 whites 1 yolk, 2 whites 5 yolks] and they were both edible texture and tastewise. ---
**Author:** ![crowmanyclouds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crowmanyclouds/32/19884_2.png) [@crowmanyclouds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crowmanyclouds)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2022, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-heard-of-an-egg-yolk-omelet/973768/16 "2022-10-26T00:01:37Z")
I can’t imagine an egg yolk omelet that didn’t start with beating the yolks so any white would be totally mixed in. What was, certainly, seen was a chalazae. > **[Chalaza](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chalaza)** > > The chalaza (/kəˈleɪzə/; from Greek χάλαζα "hailstone"; plural chalazas or chalazae, /kəˈleɪzi/) is a structure inside bird eggs and plant ovules. It attaches or suspends the yolk or nucellus within the larger structure. > In the eggs of most birds (not of the reptiles), the chalazae are two spiral bands of tissue that suspend the yolk in the center of the white (the albumen). The function of the chalazae is to hold the yolk in place. In baking, the chalazae are sometimes removed in order to ens... ---
**Author:** ![borschevsky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/97f17d/32.png) [@borschevsky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/borschevsky)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2022, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-heard-of-an-egg-yolk-omelet/973768/17 "2022-10-26T00:09:27Z")
I’m sure there was some sitcom scene where a character talked about having an “egg yellow omelette” but I can’t recall the details for the life of me. ---
**Author:** ![Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/q.q.switcheroo/32/5713_2.png) [@Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.Q.Switcheroo)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2022, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-heard-of-an-egg-yolk-omelet/973768/18 "2022-10-26T00:46:41Z")
> [@Cheesesteak](#): > > I genuinely feel for people who have food allergies, but if you’re allergic to part of an egg, don’t get an effing omelet at a restaurant. You’re just asking for something to go wrong. “Oh no, my Lord, I assure you! Parts of it are excellent!” ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2022, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-heard-of-an-egg-yolk-omelet/973768/19 "2022-10-26T20:55:42Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > But I wouldn’t make one unless I had some other recipe that used only whites, because I don’t like wasting food, even cheap food like eggs. Mmm… A yolk omelette topped with meringue… ---
**Author:** ![WellHelloThere](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/9dc877/32.png) [@WellHelloThere](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WellHelloThere)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2022, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-heard-of-an-egg-yolk-omelet/973768/20 "2022-10-27T01:00:28Z")
It would probably be tasty, but I have never heard of it. And I have made many omelets, regular and egg white. Egg whites come in cartons, btw. We do not waste a yolk to make an egg white omelet. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-heard-of-an-egg-yolk-omelet/973768.md?page=2)