over easy

See also: overeasy

English

Fried egg, over easy,
with atypical accompaniments

Prepositional phrase

over easy

1. (US) Of an egg prepared as food, fried on one side until most of the whites have cooked, then lightly fried on the other to finish cooking the whites, leaving the yolk unbroken and slightly soft (runny).

Synonyms

• over light
• sunny side down

Coordinate terms

• sunny side up
• over medium
• over hard

Translations

fried on both sides

• French: (Quebec) tourné (fr)
• Italian: uovo all'occhio di bue m