> wrote in message ...
> 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

"Over medium" is how I've always referred to eggs cooked that way as well
and I've never had a problem with a restaurant not getting them exactly
right. The whites are not supposed to be fully cooked in an "over easy"
egg.

Jinx