# 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:** 2
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2022, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-heard-of-an-egg-yolk-omelet/973768/21 "2022-10-27T05:08:17Z")
The yolk is contained in a .membrane that has to be cut open and removed to get pure egg yolk. There won’t be any egg white in the contents if done carefully. Separate some yolks your conventional way and pick up a yolk by pinching the membrane with your fingertips. Hold it over a small empty bowl and stab the bottom of the yolk with knife and let the contents pour out. Hold the membrane tight and discard it. Pour the yolk into a larger bowl and use the empty bowl with each one in case the membrane falls in so you can remove it or toss it. Or do it the easy way and use a fine strainer to separate the membrane. ---
**Author:** ![Biffster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biffster/32/339_2.png) [@Biffster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffster)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2022, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-heard-of-an-egg-yolk-omelet/973768/22 "2022-10-27T05:55:25Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > Who the celebrity is doesn’t really matter, nor do I care whether he was being an asshole when he complained. Who the celebrity is doesn’t matter; let’s just say he’s a a talk show host who likes to do carpool karaoke. Reminds me of an episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm for some reason. ---
**Author:** ![Broomstick](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/broomstick/32/246_2.png) [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2022, 8:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-heard-of-an-egg-yolk-omelet/973768/23 "2022-10-27T08:36:11Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > And is it possible to be allergic to egg whites but not egg yolk? I am dubious about that, but allergies can be weirdly specific at times (as I know from experience, unfortunately). However: > [@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. ^ This. > [@k9bfriender](#): > > OTOH, cooking destroys the proteins that most people are allergic to. I am not familiar with egg allergies, but that is NOT true of most food allergies I am aware of. Every time I’ve landed in the ER from my food allergies it involved cooked food. _If only_ it was as simple as simply cooking the food a person is allergic to… There are just some things I will never order in a restaurant. Either I figure out a way to make them safely at home or I just don’t eat them. Seems to me if you have an egg allergy ordering an omelet is just asking for trouble, even if you’re only allergic to part of the egg. But what do I know, right? ---
**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 27, 2022, 12:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-heard-of-an-egg-yolk-omelet/973768/24 "2022-10-27T12:10:53Z")
> [@Broomstick](#): > > I am dubious about that, but allergies can be weirdly specific at times (as I know from experience, unfortunately). I didn’t know this, but apparently allergy to egg whites specifically seems to be the most common egg allergy according to the Mayo Clinic (and conforms to a poster’s experience above): > [@](#): > > Both egg yolks and egg whites contain proteins that can cause allergies, but allergy to egg whites is most common. > **[Egg allergy-Egg allergy - Symptoms & causes - Mayo Clinic](https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/egg-allergy/symptoms-causes/syc-20372115)** > > Egg allergy can cause a serious reaction in children and adults. Here's how to recognize egg allergy symptoms, and what to do if a severe reaction occurs. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2022, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-heard-of-an-egg-yolk-omelet/973768/25 "2022-10-27T12:18:01Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > 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? My sister has an albumin allergy. And one thing we discovered was what you mention: it’s easy to find stuff made with whites and not yolks, but not the other way around. As a kid, at least, Sis’s allergy was always light enough that we could in fact separate it from the white, by tossing it back and forth among egg shell pieces. It might not have been perfect with no traces left, but it was sufficient. But mostly she just avoided eggs altogether. ---
**Author:** ![Jasmine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jasmine/32/2964_2.png) [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2022, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-heard-of-an-egg-yolk-omelet/973768/26 "2022-10-27T12:23:57Z")
Yes, I have a friend who has celiac disease, and she painfully discovered that even restaurants touting a gluten free menu can do you in. Someone can mess up an order, gluten free food can be in very close proximity to main menu food, utensils used in cooking main menu food may be used on the gluten free food and contaminate it, etc. ---
**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 27, 2022, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-heard-of-an-egg-yolk-omelet/973768/27 "2022-10-27T13:02:32Z")
> [@Broomstick](#): > > I am not familiar with egg allergies, but that is NOT true of most food allergies I am aware of. It’s not true of all or even many food allergies, nor of _all_ allergies to eggs, however: > **[PD%204790%20Egg%20Allergy%20FIRH.pdf](https://www.stjoes.ca/patients-visitors/patient-education/a-e/PD%204790%20Egg%20Allergy%20FIRH.pdf)** > > 58.34 KB > [@](#): > > The most common allergic protein is destroyed when egg is > cooked well. A person allergic to this protein can often eat > food that has well-cooked egg in it. > > • Cooking does not destroy the other allergic protein in egg. > A person allergic to this protein needs to avoid eating eggs > and products that have egg in them even if well cooked. > **[Egg](https://www.foodallergy.org/living-food-allergies/food-allergy-essentials/common-allergens/egg)** > [@](#): > > Approximately 70% of children with egg allergy tolerate baked egg.2 Heating disrupts the protein responsible for egg allergy. The safe and regular ingestion of baked egg foods can lead to tolerance or resolution of egg allergy over time.3 [https://www.foodallergyawareness.org/food-allergy-and-anaphylaxis/food-allergens/egg/](https://www.foodallergyawareness.org/food-allergy-and-anaphylaxis/food-allergens/egg/) > [@](#): > > Egg allergy is unique in that 70 to 80 percent of egg-allergic patients may tolerate egg that has undergone extensive baking (greater than 350 degrees F for 30 minutes, called “baked egg”) and are thus able to consume baked egg in pastries, breads, and cakes. OTOH: > [@TriPolar](#): > > The yolk is contained in a .membrane that has to be cut open and removed to get pure egg yolk. There won’t be any egg white in the contents if done carefully. From the last cite: > [@](#): > > Egg yolk cannot be safely separated from residual egg white protein allergens (e.g. strained egg yolk is not safe for an egg allergic individual). This is all stuff I learned in ServSafe classes back in my culinary days. ---
**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 27, 2022, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-heard-of-an-egg-yolk-omelet/973768/28 "2022-10-27T14:10:29Z")
Thank you for the detailed explanation. So it _is_ possible to be sure that you’ve got no egg white when separating the yolk, but it does not sound simple or easy. And It’s probably more trouble than most restaurants are prepared to go through. ---
**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 27, 2022, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-heard-of-an-egg-yolk-omelet/973768/29 "2022-10-27T14:19:16Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > So it _is_ possible to be sure that you’ve got no egg white when separating the yolk, but it does not sound simple or easy. And It’s probably more trouble than most restaurants are prepared to go through. **k9bfriender** ’s cite seems to suggest otherwise. ---
**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 27, 2022, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-heard-of-an-egg-yolk-omelet/973768/30 "2022-10-27T14:21:37Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > Thank you for the detailed explanation. **So it _is_ possible to be sure that you’ve got no egg white when separating the yolk, but it does not sound simple or easy.** And It’s probably more trouble than most restaurants are prepared to go through. - Which means it’s bound to fail at some point. Liability nightmare. ---
**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 27, 2022, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-heard-of-an-egg-yolk-omelet/973768/31 "2022-10-27T14:24:17Z")
I wonder if the celebrity goes to that much trouble at home to prepare egg-white free dishes for his wife. ---
**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 27, 2022, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-heard-of-an-egg-yolk-omelet/973768/32 "2022-10-27T14:28:49Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > I wonder if the celebrity goes to that much trouble at home to prepare egg-white free dishes for his wife. - He would have the time and skill to do it right. Even then there’s a risk. Commercial kitchen in anything but a very high end place, no way. ---
**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 27, 2022, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-heard-of-an-egg-yolk-omelet/973768/33 "2022-10-27T14:32:29Z")
Also to add to @k9bfriender’s cite above is this one from the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology: > [@](#): > > Anyone diagnosed with an allergy to either egg whites or egg yolks should avoid eggs altogether; it is not possible to completely separate the white from the yolk. From [here](https://acaai.org/allergies/allergic-conditions/food/egg/). ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2022, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-heard-of-an-egg-yolk-omelet/973768/34 "2022-10-27T14:37:11Z")
I did not say this was a way to avoid egg white allergies but how to properly prepare yolks for an egg yolk omelette. I’d have to back up and read all the allergy posts but I’m finding it doubtful anyone extremely allergic to either the white or the yolk can eat eggs safely in any form as your cite indicates. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2022, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-heard-of-an-egg-yolk-omelet/973768/35 "2022-10-27T15:38:02Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > I’ve had/made omelets with extra egg yolks for extra richness. When I want to impress someone over breakfast, I make a three egg omelet, but I take one of the egg whites and whip it separately. I then fold the whipped egg white into the beaten eggs and proceed as usual. The final results are beautiful. ---
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2022, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-heard-of-an-egg-yolk-omelet/973768/36 "2022-10-27T19:04:19Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > The final results are beautiful. In what way? What is the resulting difference? ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2022, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-heard-of-an-egg-yolk-omelet/973768/37 "2022-10-27T19:19:23Z")
Puffy goodness. The whipped egg white adds all kinda volume and texture. The mouthfeel is wonderful. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2022, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-heard-of-an-egg-yolk-omelet/973768/38 "2022-10-27T19:35:24Z")
Yup. The whites produce a soft puffy omelette with the flavor of the yolks integrated throughout. You can whip the whites also. This is one of the major styles of pancakes where the yolk is mixed with flour or crumbs and then folded into the whites. ---
**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 27, 2022, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-heard-of-an-egg-yolk-omelet/973768/39 "2022-10-27T19:38:57Z")
I mean, you are basically making a soufflé at that point. Not saying anything bad about it, it does sound pretty good. ---
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15-20 seconds under a broiler will poof up an omelet nicely, and melt any cheese also. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-heard-of-an-egg-yolk-omelet/973768.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-heard-of-an-egg-yolk-omelet/973768.md?page=3)