Definition

Noun: 1. A cooked egg prepared by frying in oil or butter: A "fried egg" is an egg that has been cooked in a pan with hot fat, typically oil or butter. The white becomes solid and opaque, while the yolk can remain runny or be cooked until firm. It is a common breakfast food. 2. A specific style of preparation: The term often implies the egg is cooked without being flipped ("sunny-side up"), but it can also refer to an egg that is flipped and cooked on both sides ("over easy," "over medium," "over hard").

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • For breakfast, I had two slices of toast and a fried egg.
  • She likes her fried egg with a runny yolk.
  • He cracked the egg into the sizzling pan to make a fried egg.

Advanced Usage

• "Sunny-side up": A fried egg cooked only on one side, so the yolk remains visible and runny.
  • I'll have my eggs sunny-side up, please.
• "Over easy/medium/hard": A fried egg that is flipped and cooked briefly on the other side. "Easy" means a runny yolk, "medium" means a slightly thickened yolk, and "hard" means a fully cooked, firm yolk.
  • He ordered his fried eggs over medium.

Variants and Related Words

• Scrambled eggs (n): Eggs beaten and cooked until curdled.
• Poached egg (n): An egg cooked in simmering water without its shell.
• Boiled egg (n): An egg cooked in its shell in boiling water.
• Omelette (n): Beaten eggs cooked without stirring and often folded around a filling.

Synonyms

• Pan-fried egg: A less common synonym emphasizing the cooking method.
• Egg, fried: An alternative phrasing.

Related Phrases

• "To fry an egg": The verb phrase describing the action of cooking an egg in this way.
  • Can you fry an egg for me?
• "Egg fried in butter": A descriptive phrase specifying the cooking fat.

Idioms

(Note: There are no common idioms that use the specific term "fried egg." Idioms typically use the general word "egg," such as "to have egg on one's face.")

Noun

1. eggs cooked by sauteing in oil or butter; sometimes turned and cooked on both sides