eggs

[shaneystar]

This may sound ridiculous but perhaps artful can enlighten me ...what do Americans mean when they order "eggs over easy"?

[depressedmgl]

fried eggs cooked on both sides

[Artful]

shaneystar, no way I could've helped you there, darlin' - Anglicisms, Franckisisms possibly. But Americanisms, no way. Even if it does sound ridiculous...

[shaneystar]

Thanks folks.I thought it meant scrambled or something.
Next time I get a snotty egg in a cafe I shall ask for over easy just to confuse them!!

[mystress]

shaneystar,

The opposite to "easy over" (turned over,cooked both sides) is "sunny side up",(just cooked on one side).

I believe there are more egg descriptions in the US,I will Google and see if I can find you a link!

[Peri]

I think you can have sunny side up, easy over, medium over and hard over.  Not sure but thats what I ordered and I got what I wanted.

[woofgang]

the easy bit means that the yolk should remain runny and intact

[mystress]

Sorry shaneystar,

The only link I could find lists(only) 3 ways with fried egg in the States,but worth looking at anyway.

Scroll down to the 2nd Egg section.

http://www.immihelp.com/newcomer/food.html

 

Enjoy!

[shaneystar]

The Americans sound very accomodating when it comes to eggs.Ask them to turn your egg over in a local cafe here and they look at at you as if you are daft.I cannot abide snotty eggs.
Thanks all for your answers.If I ever journey across the pond I shall know what to ask for.

[Pinotage]

If you like runny yolks but don't like the uncooked slimy bit on the top, ask for it 'over easy', thus its flipped over and the top briefly cooked, so the yolk remains runny. 'over' means flipped and cooked. The 'easy' bit means leave the yolk runny. 'Sunny side up' means cooked without flipping.

Customers in US restaurants have a strange attitude. They think that since they're paying for the food, it should be cooked the way they like it, rather than the attitude we have in the UK that we should be grateful for whatever we're given. And staff in US restaurants seem to believe the customer is right and that the cutsomer is paying them.

Just image that attitude here in the UK?

[sunflower68]

Ewww shaneystar I hate snotty eggs too.  And runny yukky yolks.  Does anyone have a problem mixing the egg bit of the cooked brekkie with the beany or tomatoey bit.  I don't believe they belong together.

[shaneystar]

I know the feeling .That horrible slimy bit.Ugh.This all stems from years ago when my dear Mum used to cook me porridge for breakfast.I used to eat it quite happily until one day I saw her break a raw egg into it.it was mixed in but I knew it was there!! I avoid eating eggs in a cafe or restaurant and only eat fried eggs if I have cooked them myself to my taste.And as for the beany tomatoey bit....no way !!

[herbmx]

Actually....over easy is a bit less cooked than that. "Over medium" refers to a fully cooked white, and a runny yolk (a fully cooked white generally means the outer edge of the yolk has just barely started to harden). "Over easy" is flipped over just long enough to make the top of the egg less slimey (I know this part was already suggested), but the whites just around the yolks are still a bit questionable. "Over hard" would be a fully cooked (and destroyed, in my opinion) yolk. You can order them sunnny side up, over easy, over medium, over hard, poached (easy/medium/hard), broasted (a fried/steamed hybrid), scrambled, and of course, boiled (soft/medium/hard). If there are other ways (omelettes aside), I don't know them. As for my credentials, I cooked my way through college at a breakfast diner in Florida. So there you have it!