egg drop

noun

The food created by dropping beaten raw egg into boiling water bit by bit.

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Meanings

nounegg drop (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe food created by dropping beaten raw egg into boiling water bit by bit.

    To get the egg drop–like shreds, get the soup up to a high boil, add the egg whites, and stir quickly, breaking them up with a whisk as you stir.

    1998, Todd English, Sally Sampson, The Figs Table, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN, page 91
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