If you regularly cook chicken, you’ve no doubt encountered “the white stuff.” Or, more accurately, you’ve pulled a chicken breast out of the oven and yelped, “What the heck is that?!” You wanted your chicken to look delicious, and for some reason, it’s oozing a mysterious white … goo? Juice? What, exactly, is that white stuff coming out of chicken? As a professional food writer, cookbook author, chef and cooking instructor, I have answered more culinary questions than I can count. And this food fact is no exceptionespecially since this ooey-gooey phenomenon occurs so frequently. Drew Curlett, a Baltimore-based personal chef and culinary instructor, agrees: “It might not be pretty, but it’s pretty normal to see white stuff come out of chicken, especially when baked or roasted.” Read on to find out what it isand if it’s safe to eat. Get Reader’s Digest s Read Up newsletter for more food facts, cleaning, humor, travel, tech and fun facts all week long. About the expert Drew Cur