Who can tell me the differences?

China
May 29, 2008 6:18am CST
Is there any difference between "hard boiled egg" and "soft boiled egg"? or there are the same thing? I once looked up an dictionary online only to find the same meaning for these two phrases.
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@mmiller26 (1930)
• Canada
29 May 08
The difference is in how long you boil it. If you boil it for only a short time the white of the egg will be firm, but the yolk will still be a bit runny. If you boil it quite a bit longer the yolk will become hard as well (which is ideal for making deviled eggs.)
• China
29 May 08
I got it. Thank you very much. Lynn
• Singapore
29 May 08
If you boil it for a short time, the white will whiten but it wil not be very firm, just slightly firm like a jelly and it taste pretty good.
• China
30 May 08
So you mean soft boiled egg, right?
@sunkissed (4330)
• United States
30 May 08
Well I think you are talking about poached eggs as being soft boiled eggs. There is a pan called a egg poacher, you put water in the bottom of it, and the eggs are not cooked as hard as hard boiled eggs. I love them cooked this way. I will put them on toast it is very good.
• China
30 May 08
Do you think the poached egg is the soft boiled egg? I don't think so. Just the previous posts said its yolk is watery than the hard ones'. And the soft boiled egg is still with eggshell. ennnn..., I also love poached egg too. Anyway thank you for your post. Lynn
@kun2349 (23381)
• Singapore
30 May 08
Hard boiled egg has got a firm yolk and white, while soft boiled egg are wat most ple refer it as HALF boiled egg.. A half boiled egg is cooked, but only partially so that u still can get the watery yolk.. It's just like a softer version of a normal sunny side egg ^_^ hehe
• Germany
29 May 08
Soft boiled egg is healthier than the hard boiled egg.
• China
30 May 08
really? Ok, I will have a try.Thank you for your post. Lynn