sunny side up

idiom

mainly US

If an egg is fried sunny side up, it is fried on one side only:

I pulled in to a diner and ordered some fried ham and a couple of eggs sunny side up.

over easy

adverb

uk  /ˌəʊ.vər ˈiː.zi/ us  /ˌoʊ.vɚ ˈiː.zi/

US

If an egg is fried over easy, it is fried on both sides in such a way that the yolk (= the yellow part) stays slightly liquid:

I'll have two eggs over easy.

Most restaurants will serve eggs over easy or sunny-side up if customers want them.

soft-boiled

adjective

uk  /ˌsɒftˈbɔɪld/ us  /ˌsɑːftˈbɔɪld/

A soft-boiled egg has been boiled with its shell on and removed from the water while the yellow part is still soft.

hard-boiled

adjective

uk  /ˌhɑːdˈbɔɪld/ us  /ˌhɑːrdˈbɔɪld/

hard-boiled adjective (EGG)

A hard-boiled egg has been heated in its shell in boiling water until both the white and yellow parts are solid.

scramble verb (MIX EGGS)

 [ T ]

to mix together and cook the transparent and yellow parts of eggs:

We had bacon and scrambled eggs for breakfast.

poach

verb

uk  /pəʊtʃ/ us  /poʊtʃ/

poach verb (COOK)

[ T ]

to cook something such as a fish, or an egg with its shell removed, by putting it in gently boiling water or other liquid:

We had poached eggs for breakfast.

omelet

noun [ C ] (also omelette); (UK omelette)

us  /ˈɑː.mə.lət/ uk  /ˈɒm.lət/

A2

a dish made by mixing eggs together and frying them, often with small pieces of other food such as cheese or vegetables:

a cheese/mushroom omelet