soft-boiled eggs

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Soft-boiled eggs are eggs cooked in their shells in boiling water just long enough to set the whites while leaving the yolks runny.

The cooking time is typically three to five minutes, shorter than hard-boiled eggs.

They're often served in egg cups and eaten with a spoon: She dipped toast soldiers into her soft-boiled egg.

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G