Sunny side up: The egg is fried with a runny yolk. The egg is not flipped. u003cbr/u003eOver easy: The egg is flipped onto the egg yolk side for a brief time. The yolk is still runny.u003cbr/u003eOver medium: The egg is flipped onto the egg yolk side for a moderate time. The yolk is slightly runny.u003cbr/u003eOver well: The egg is flipped onto the egg yolk side for an equal time. The egg yolk is cooked through.