Eating in China
AI-generated ingredient illustration: raw chicken egg white separated from the yolk, shown as translucent liquid albumen.

Chicken egg white

鸡蛋清Jīdànqīng

The clear or whitish part of a chicken egg, separated from the yolk.

Type
Eggs

A CLOSER LOOK

How to recognize it

Liquid albumen rather than a whole egg or its yellow yolk.

In the kitchen

Mixed into chicken puree for chicken douhua.

Liquid egg white and dried egg-white powder are different physical forms; this entry describes the separated liquid.

Ask about this ingredient

这道菜里有鸡蛋清吗?

Does this dish contain Chicken egg white?

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