On Aug 26, 3:53*pm, wrote:
> Chemo the Clown > writes:
>
> > I like my eggs over easy with the white done and the yolk runny.
>
> As I understand it, in restaurant jargon, that's "over medium".
>
> > place I eat just don't get the white done enough.
>
> Maybe cuz you order "over easy". *
>
> I'm not saying this is gospel, just what I've heard. *Perhaps someone
> more knowledgeable will weigh in.
>
> nb

If I order "over hard" or whatever, then the white is done and the
yolk is hard. Most places with "over easy" the yolk is fine but the
white is still a bit runny and that just makes me want to hurl.