also: れいとうたまご
frozen egg
Refers to eggs that have been frozen, either whole, separated, or as a processed product. Used in cooking and food industry contexts.
Frozen eggs are used in cooking after thawing.
Recently, recipes using frozen eggs have become popular.
ゆで卵 is a boiled egg, while 冷凍卵 is a frozen egg. 冷凍卵 can be boiled after thawing, but the term specifically refers to the frozen state.
Standard kanji spelling. The reading れいとうたまご is more common in everyday contexts.
Alternate reading using the on'yomi らん. More formal or technical, often seen in written materials.
Compound of 冷凍 (frozen) and 卵 (egg). A straightforward modern term with no obscure historical derivation.