Half-boiled eggs

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We usually call eggs which are boiled until the yolk is hard, 'hard-boiled eggs'.
Eggs which are partially cook are called 'half-boiled eggs'. I wonder if native speakers also use 'half-boiled eggs'?

Thank you.

Clive · Accepted Answer

No.
Why would you only half-boiil an egg?

Kelly Tan · Answer

CliveNo.Why would you only half-boiil an egg?

Because some of us prefer the egg yolk to be hard, others like the yolk to be half-cooked. Therefore we say the hard ones are hard-boiled eggs and the semi-hard ones, we call 'half-boiled eggs'.

I think native speakers say hard-boiled eggs but not half-boiled eggs. I don't know how native speakers describe the half-boiled eggs.

Clive · Answer

I've hear a soft-boiled egg.

Kelly Tan · Answer

CliveI've hear a soft-boiled egg.

I see, thank you Clive.

Teechr · Answer

CliveI've heard

I'm sure that's what Clive meant to write.

AlpheccaStars · Answer

Here is a recipe:
http://www.thekitchn.com/how-to-make-a-soft-boiled-egg-kitchn-cooking-lesson-138819

The fried versions are called: "sunny-side-up", or "once-over-easy"

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