huevos volteados
/webos bolteados/from spelling rules
The English phrase "over easy eggs" is translated into Spanish as huevos volteados.
huevos volteados refers to eggs that are fried on both sides so that the yolks remain liquid. If you want to ensure the cook knows you want the yolk liquid, you can specify huevos con la yema tierna (eggs with a soft yolk).
Did you know?
- The word voltear can mean 'to flip' or 'to turn over', but in other contexts it can mean 'to overturn' or 'to crash' a vehicle. Using it for eggs is a culinary specialization of a word that often describes accidents.
- While volteados describes the flip, the common alternative estrellados literally means 'starred eggs' due to the visual resemblance of the yolk to a sun.
- While English uses 'over easy' to describe the level of doneness, Spanish speakers often focus on whether the egg is 'broken' or 'intact' when describing fried eggs.
Examples in context
- Un café con un par de huevos fritos con la yema blanda, por favor.A coffee with a couple of fried eggs with a soft yolk, please.
- Quiero unos huevos volteados para desayunar.I want over easy eggs for breakfast.
- ¿Podría pedir huevos volteados, por favor?Could I order over easy eggs, please?
- Ella prefiere comer huevos volteados con pan.She prefers to eat over easy eggs with bread.
Example conversation
Mateo and Lucía are ordering breakfast at a diner.
- MateoLucía, ¿cómo quieres tus huevos?Lucía, how do you want your eggs?
- LucíaMe gustan los huevos volteados.I like over easy eggs.
- MateoPerfecto, pediré dos platos así.Perfect, I will order two plates like that.
- LucíaMuchas gracias, Mateo.Thank you very much, Mateo.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
