Talk:Fried egg

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The egg doesn't look cooked

Looks fine to me Indium 01:31, 25 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Cleanup attempt

Does it look better now? Lenin & McCarthy 15:56, 20 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I did a bit more work. Looking OK now? The Singing Badger 16:09, 20 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Well, you put the cleanup note on. If you think it's better Lenin & McCarthy 16:16, 20 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

scrambled

Scrambled eggs — eggs, which are beaten and then fried, and sometimes mixed with milk or cream; in the British Isles these are regarded as distinct from a 'fried egg'.

The distinction is made in the U.S. as well. Go to a diner and order eggs, and they will ask you, “Fried or scrambled?”

Michael J 21:46, 21 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I agree. I've been all over the US, and I've never seen anyone call scrambled eggs "fried". Kafziel 14:45, 14 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I'm removing the reference to scrambled eggs in this article - there's already a page about scrambling eggs on wikipedia ahpook 11:10, 13 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Uhh, scrambled eggs are necessarily fried. It's like removing Canada from the North America article. I'm putting it back in. -Iopq 03:29, 18 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

uhh, scrambled eggs have their own article. "fried eggs" doesn't just refer to the specific method of cooking, fried eggs inpliesvthe yolk is not broken. 71.236.105.175 15:31, 10 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Argument

I'm in a heated debate with some friends. Is a Fried egg still considered sunny side up if you put a lid on the pan and let the steam cook the top, or does that become over easy?

I say it's technically still sunny side up because you never flip it, however the result is like an over easy egg in taste because the top gets cooked some.

Omelettes

a fried egg should be cooked all the way (term_fried egg sandwich) meaning hard form egg including yolk. being boken or whole when fried but still well done. Removed this:

Omelettes are fried eggs mixed with various fillings and spices.

Omelettes may be cooked by frying, but they are not fried eggs within the usual meaning of the term -- besides which, omelettes don't necessarily include any fillings or spices. -- Picapica 14:04, 31 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Other Meanings

Are either of those really necessary to this entry? Nobody's going to come to this page looking for "fried eggs" as slang for small breasts. That's pretty much what UrbanDictionary.com is for. 74.76.142.137 20:02, 24 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I removed that item. Possibly the entire "other meanings" section should be removed. 98.207.94.47 01:32, 28 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I just removed some ethnic slang (which referenced the urban dictionary). It doesn't seem like such things should be here, but I'm ok with the golf reference. I'm not up on my wikipedia policies/guidelines, but perhaps Wikipedia:Avoid statements that will date quickly is relevant here. 98.207.94.47 (talk) 19:58, 12 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Variation...

The recipe under this section is in the form of instructions, which are not appropriate for inclusion in Wikipedia. See, for example, Wikipedia is not a manual... The recipe can be incorporated into a description - otherwise it should be deleted. Jimjamjak (talk) 11:54, 5 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]