Timeline for How can I order eggs "over hard" in the UK?
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| Oct 10, 2017 at 23:17 | history | edited | JeffUK | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Oct 1, 2017 at 16:19 | comment | added | Pocketsand | And for politeness you should add "please". As a Brit, I would probably say "could the yolks not be runny, please?" | |
| Oct 1, 2017 at 9:12 | comment | added | Dan | @DavidRicherby - not always! It's something of a UK speciality to fry eggs too fast so the underside of the white verges on crisp while the upper side of the white and the yolk have a generous film of uncooked slime (see answer below). | |
| Sep 29, 2017 at 9:46 | comment | added | Ant P | Counter to this, while it's not a commonly used term, "over hard" would almost definitely be understood by the vast majority of Brits - particularly those who cook eggs for a living. Use of "over easy" is becoming more common nowadays and I think most people will probably work out what "over hard" means from there. You can just explain if they don't understand. | |
| Sep 28, 2017 at 23:15 | comment | added | David Richerby | @ps2goat If the yolk is firm, the whites will be too. | |
| Sep 28, 2017 at 23:09 | comment | added | JeffUK | @DavePhD probably, but I couldn't say it quickly. Popped/broken yolks isn't quite the same but would be understood. | |
| Sep 28, 2017 at 22:49 | comment | added | cHao | @ps2goat: Odd...your idea of "over easy" is mine too, and i was born and raised in VA. (Unless i'm just misunderstanding your use of "firm"...?) | |
| Sep 28, 2017 at 18:33 | comment | added | ps2goat | Even in the USA, there is confusion. I was from Michigan and we always asked for "Over easy," meaning they got flipped. To us, this also meant firm whites and runny yolks. When I moved down South to Virginia, I learned that I wanted "over medium." However, take that term back to the North and the cooks may overcook the eggs. It's best to specify a firmness level for both parts (according to your preference): firm whites and firm yolks. | |
| Sep 28, 2017 at 17:56 | comment | added | DavePhD | Could you say "fried eggs with broken yokes"? | |
| Sep 28, 2017 at 8:36 | comment | added | Bob Tway | One of my family dislikes runny yolks - I ask for them "cooked through" or "well done" as the answer suggests. | |
| Sep 28, 2017 at 1:33 | comment | added | Nelson | It is completely opposite in China. I've never heard of anyone eating eggs with runny yoke until I went to Canada. It goes with other foods too. Local people will basically freak out over (will not eat) a steak that is less than medium cooked... while I never go above rare nowadays. | |
| Sep 27, 2017 at 18:29 | comment | added | Vality | I can agree with this. I had never heard of multiple ways of doing fried eggs until first going to the USA. And honestly flipping fried eggs still seems incredibly strange to me. I remember feeling extremely confused the first time I was asked "How would you like your fried eggs?" | |
| Sep 27, 2017 at 16:02 | history | edited | JeffUK | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Sep 27, 2017 at 15:53 | history | answered | JeffUK | CC BY-SA 3.0 |