EGGS
“Their contents are primal unstructured stuff of life. This is why they are protean — why the cook can whip them into a variety of structures…from meringues to dense custards… Eggs reconcile oil and water in a host of smooth sauces…”
THE YOLKS
…”are a stockpile of fuel obtained by the hen from seeds and leaves, which are in turn stockpiles of the sun’s radiant energy. The yellow pigments that gave the yolk its name also come directly from plants, where they protect the chemical machinery of photosynthesis from being overwhelmed by the sun. So the egg does embody the chain of creation…An egg is the sun’s light refracted into life.”
~ Dr. Harold McGee, On Food and Cooking: The Science and Lore of the Kitchen (condensed from page 69)