Boiled or Sunny Side Up: Different Ways to Cook Eggs

Want eggs for breakfast but don't know what to ask for?  Here's some
vocabulary to help you!

Eggs that are boiled for about four to seven minutes are called "soft-
boiled." They're cooked but both the egg white and the yolk — the yellow
part — will be soft and runny.

"Hard-boiled eggs" have been boiled for longer — around 10 minutes —

so they have a solid white and yolk.  "Hard-boiled" is also an expression
you can use to describe a tough person who shows little emotion — like
a police offi cer in an action movie.

Another common way to eat eggs is fried. If you want your egg fried on
one side with the top and yolk still soft, you can ask for "sunny side up."

But if you want both the top and bottom more cooked, you can ask for
"over easy." This means the egg is flipped in the pan so the yolk cooks a
little more, but it stays a bit runny.

If the egg is fried for longer after being flipped but the yolk stays a little
soft, it's "over medium." And if the yolk gets solid, it's "over well."

However, if you want someone to go away, you can just tell them: "Go fry
an egg!"

You could also ask for "scrambled eggs," which is when the egg yolk and
white are mixed and stirred as they cook.  Or you might want an
"omelet," which is made in almost the same way but you don't stir the
eggs.

And if you think someone is stupid, you could also say they're "one egg
short of an omelet."
1.
How often do you eat eggs? How do you like to have them?
2.
What are your favorite breakfast foods? 
3.
Do you tend to eat the same thing for breakfast every day?
4.
Do you know anyone who never eats breakfast?
5.
What are your favorite places to get breakfast when you want to
eat out?
6.
Do you ever have trouble deciding what to order at restaurants?
7.
How would you rate your cooking skills?
8.
What's your favorite meal of the day?