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.
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.