生卵

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 生卵 (なまたまご) means an uncooked egg. It is marked by を in both examples but appears at different stages of food preparation.
• Basic usage: 生卵を割る前 concerns cleaning before cracking it; 生卵をのせる concerns placing it on a finished dish.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Preparation before cracking and final placement on a dish
  • Both instances of 生卵を have the same form and function. Predicates 割る前 and のせる establish the preparation stage without creating an artificial particle contrast.