Timeline for How can I order eggs "over hard" in the UK?
Current License: CC BY-SA 3.0
10 events
| when toggle format | what | by | license | comment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 29, 2017 at 19:37 | comment | added | user251721 | Now there's "over medium" too!? I realize now my whole life has been lived under a rock. Ok ok, I have heard that one, I was just playin. I've always gone with "runny" or "solid" yolks. That usually gets me what I want. | |
| Sep 29, 2017 at 19:34 | comment | added | Casey | @Thomas I don't know a lot of people who ask for over medium or over hard but I also feel like you'd be understood pretty much anywhere you went that served eggs (in the US). | |
| Sep 29, 2017 at 12:35 | comment | added | Spagirl | @DavidRicherby Lots of people in the UK like their eggs fried in specific ways, we just don't have a whole lexicon of dedicated terms, so some of us just ask 'could you make sure mine gets flipped quickly to cook the top?' or something similar. | |
| Sep 29, 2017 at 12:32 | comment | added | Spagirl | @Kiloran_speaking Not everywhere does it by basting, lots of places do their eggs on a hot griddle and don't have that depth of fat. | |
| Sep 28, 2017 at 23:12 | comment | added | David Richerby | @Xanne But that link is completely useless in the UK. In the UK, the only kind of fried egg is what an American would call "sunny side up" and what we just call "a fried egg". If you ask for any other variety of fried egg, almost nobody will understand you: we simply don't cook eggs like that. The only way to get an over-anything egg in the UK would be to describe to the waiter how you want it cooked, and hope that the instructions make it to the kitchen intact. Also, scrambled eggs are common because they taste good... | |
| Sep 27, 2017 at 20:42 | comment | added | Xanne | Here's a link. thespruce.com/how-to-order-eggs-1328481 The difficulty of communicating (in England or the U.S.) is why "scrambled" is so common. @Kiloran_speaking "Basted" was the standard in my midwestern household (no flipping), but it's too labor-intensive for diners. | |
| Sep 27, 2017 at 20:21 | comment | added | Kiloran_speaking | In the UK, you'd be lucky to find anyone who would understand 'over well' or 'over hard' in relation to fried eggs. Generally, eggs are fried sunny side up and are not flipped over at all. The degree of solidity of the yolk is controlled by basting (or not) with the hot oil. And yes, some people want solid yolks - the taste is very different from a hardboiled egg. | |
| Sep 27, 2017 at 19:33 | comment | added | user251721 | I've personally never heard the term "over well" or "over hard" in any of the countries I've traveled to, or my home in Washington (USA). I've also never heard of anyone WANTING solid yolks. My mind is blown here. Why not just have a hardboiled egg? Is that different tasting? I guess It would have to be.. | |
| Sep 27, 2017 at 18:32 | comment | added | JBentley | I've personally never heard the term "over well" in any part of the UK that I've been to. | |
| Sep 27, 2017 at 17:41 | history | answered | Xanne | CC BY-SA 3.0 |