What recourse does the buyer have if the broken item, whose defect was unknown, has no value when broken (e.g., spoiled chicken eggs)?

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If the broken item has no value when broken, such as spoiled chicken eggs, black pomegranates, rotten nuts, or ruined watermelons, the buyer has the right to reclaim the entire purchase price from the seller. This is because the defect reveals the contract was fundamentally void from the beginning, as it concerned something with no benefit, and selling something without benefit, like insects or carrion, is invalid. The buyer is not obliged to return the item to the seller due to its uselessness.