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Why eggs are fried (over-)easy while boiled soft?
I looked for etymological clues on the phrase "over-easy", but could find one.
In both frying and boiling, fully cooked eggs are hard in the sense of stiffness, not of difficulty, so I can't understand where the easiness is coming from.
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Why eggs are fried (over-)easy while boiled soft?
I looked for etymological clues on the phrase "over-easy", but could find one.
In both frying and boiling, fully cooked eggs are hard in the sense of stiffness, not of difficulty, so I can't understand where the easiness is coming from.
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Explain that to a 16th-century cook with no formal education.
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Why eggs are fried (over-)easy while boiled soft?
I looked for etymological clues on the phrase "over-easy", but could find one.
In both frying and boiling, fully cooked eggs are hard in the sense of stiffness, not of difficulty, so I can't understand where the easiness is coming from.
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Why eggs are fried (over-)easy while boiled soft?
I looked for etymological clues on the phrase "over-easy", but could find one.
In both frying and boiling, fully cooked eggs are hard in the sense of stiffness, not of difficulty, so I can't understand where the easiness is coming from.
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Explain that to a 16th-century cook with no formal education.
– Hot Licks
7 mins ago
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Explain that to a 16th-century cook with no formal education.
– Hot Licks
7 mins ago
Explain that to a 16th-century cook with no formal education.
– Hot Licks
7 mins ago
Explain that to a 16th-century cook with no formal education.
– Hot Licks
7 mins ago
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