Different names for foods - UK/US
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lynn_glenmont wrote: »britishbroccoli wrote: »Salad Cream (UK) = Salad Dressing, sorta (US). There's no exact equiv. in the US. Tastes a bit like mayo.
Whelk (UK) = Snail (US)
There's a brand called Miracle Whip in the U.S. that is essentially mayo with sugar in it, I think (I don't like it, so I don't know for sure) - is that "salad cream"?
Whelks -- there is a (not very commonly available) food called whelk in the U.S.; it's a sea creature, I guess you could call it a shell fish, since it lives in a shell (very pretty shell; we used to be very happy when we found one on the beach as children). Something like abalone or scallops, I think; I don't remember ever actually eating one. Or is the whelk in the U.K. a sea snail? When you say snail in the U.S., people generally assume you mean a land snail. And in the U.S. people generally call land snails "escargots" when they eat them.
Nope, salad cream is very different from mayonnaise. It's runnier, and much more vinegar-y.
Agreed on the whelk/snail thing. Land snails we Brits would call snails (or escargots if in a French restaurant) and whelks are a specific type of sea snail.0 -
dammitjanet0161 wrote: »lisaabenjamin wrote: »Cheese (uk) = processed plastic (US)
I was going to say exactly the same thing yesterday when I first looked at this thread, but was too scared!
We do have processed crap like "American Cheese" in the UK thanks to the likes of Kraft, and other processed cheese-like substances made from whey and the like, what are "good" cheeses in the US ? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_American_cheeses didn't inspire.0 -
lynn_glenmont wrote: »britishbroccoli wrote: »Salad Cream (UK) = Salad Dressing, sorta (US). There's no exact equiv. in the US. Tastes a bit like mayo.
Whelk (UK) = Snail (US)
There's a brand called Miracle Whip in the U.S. that is essentially mayo with sugar in it, I think (I don't like it, so I don't know for sure) - is that "salad cream"?
Salad cream is more vinegary than mayo.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salad_cream
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KarenJanine wrote: »Heavy Whipping Cream (US) = Whipping cream (UK)
Double cream (UK) = no equivalent ? (>=48% fat)
Half & Half is another for which I didn't think there was a UK equivalent. Here's a useful chart though:
US:
Nonfat milk: 0%-1%
1% milk: 1%-2%
Lowfat milk: 2%-4%
Whole milk: 4%
Half-and-half: 12%-15%
Light cream: 18%-30% (generally unavailable)
Whipping cream: 30%-36%
Heavy whipping cream: 36%-44%
Manufacturer's cream: 44%+
UK:
Skimmed milk: 0%
Low-fat milk: 2%
Homo milk: 4%
Half cream: 12%
Single cream: 18%
Whipping cream: 35%
Double cream: 48%
Um....no.
Skimmed milk is usually more like 1%, but you can also get 0.1% at some shops.
We don't generally call 2% milk "low-fat", it's "semi-skimmed milk".
I have no idea what homo milk is - milk for gays?? Full cream milk is called "whole milk" or "full fat".
I've no idea what half cream is either!0 -
lynn_glenmont wrote: »Hunh? Every time I've ever seen pigs in a blanket, they were an appetizer of mini hot dogs that had been cooked in some kind of flaky pastry that was wrapped around them
That sounds like a Sausage Roll (UK).
Pigs in blankets (UK) = sausages wrapped in bacon.
Sausages (UK) = Links (US) ? (if not a tubular thing it would be called "sausage meat" in the UK)
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For brit biscuits, is that the generic term? Or is that a specific type?
Would you call a tuxedo, a shortbread, and a gingersnap the same thing? Are those all biscuits?
Not sure what a tuxedo is, but yeah, it's a generic term - hobnobs, digestives, bourbons, jammy dodgers, etc. = 'biscuits'.
A cookie is a specific type of biscuit, usually with chocolate chips
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lisaabenjamin wrote: »KarenJanine wrote: »Heavy Whipping Cream (US) = Whipping cream (UK)
Double cream (UK) = no equivalent ? (>=48% fat)
Half & Half is another for which I didn't think there was a UK equivalent. Here's a useful chart though:
US:
Nonfat milk: 0%-1%
1% milk: 1%-2%
Lowfat milk: 2%-4%
Whole milk: 4%
Half-and-half: 12%-15%
Light cream: 18%-30% (generally unavailable)
Whipping cream: 30%-36%
Heavy whipping cream: 36%-44%
Manufacturer's cream: 44%+
UK:
Skimmed milk: 0%
Low-fat milk: 2%
Homo milk: 4%
Half cream: 12%
Single cream: 18%
Whipping cream: 35%
Double cream: 48%
Um....no.
Skimmed milk is usually more like 1%, but you can also get 0.1% at some shops.
We don't generally call 2% milk "low-fat", it's "semi-skimmed milk".
I have no idea what homo milk is - milk for gays?? Full cream milk is called "whole milk" or "full fat".
I've no idea what half cream is either!
Homo is short for homogenised, which is 'standard' milk - or whole milk as it's usually called. I've never seen half cream either.
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lisaabenjamin wrote: »[Skimmed milk is usually more like 1%, but you can also get 0.1% at some shops.
We don't generally call 2% milk "low-fat", it's "semi-skimmed milk".
Skimmed milk isn't 1%, there is a new milk on the shelves at 1% previously it was either whole milk, semi skimmed or skimmed at about 4,2 and next to no fat respectively. UK Rules were changed to allow fat content to be used to define the product I think.0 -
Never had bubble and squeak with any meat in it!LeslieTSUK wrote: »bubble and squeak = sausage and mash
It is usually a mash of leftover root vegetables....potatoes, carrot, parsnips, turnips etc, sometimes cabbage.
Mash up last nights vege with butter and milk and serve....or you can mash and fry in a frypan to give it a crunchy outside!
I'm from New Zealand We do a lot of British stuff still!
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i cant think of anymore but now ive got that damn tune in my head.... oh yes you know which one.
"You say either and I say either,
You say neither and I say neither
Either, either neither, neither
Let's call the whole thing off.
You like potato and I like potahto
You like tomato and I like tomahto
Potato, potahto, tomato, tomahto.
Let's call the whole thing off
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2dare2dream wrote: »i cant think of anymore but now ive got that damn tune in my head.... oh yes you know which one.
"You say either and I say either,
You say neither and I say neither
Either, either neither, neither
Let's call the whole thing off.
You like potato and I like potahto
You like tomato and I like tomahto
Potato, potahto, tomato, tomahto.
Let's call the whole thing off
Pretty sure no one says potahto, either side of the pond.
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In the UK the extra large portion of almost anything, say chips or coke, is classed as a small or regular in the US.....0
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Apart from the usual chips/crisps/fries/sizing/biscuits thing, I always tell friends who are US visiting that if they see bacon on a menu its usually rock-hard crispy streaky bacon. If they see Canadian Bacon then that's the UK back bacon rasher equivalent. Also agree on the plastic cheese thing. Kraft has a lot to answer for. First they destroy our cheese and now our chocolate (cadbury's).0
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Jelly (US) Jam (UK)
I always thought peanut butter jelly sandwiches sounded horrible!0 -
JasmineSoper wrote: »Jelly (US) Jam (UK)
I always thought peanut butter jelly sandwiches sounded horrible!
Well, Jelly and Jam are two different specific things.
Jelly: it's a congealed spread made from sweetened fruit juice.
Jam: it's a congealed spread made from sweetened and crushed fruit
@karenjanine Tuxedos are Oreos, just the generic name for two cracker style cookies around a filling.
So a cookie in the uk is a chocolate chip cookie?
Because if that's the case, that's all I need.0 -
lynn_glenmont wrote: »Hunh? Every time I've ever seen pigs in a blanket, they were an appetizer of mini hot dogs that had been cooked in some kind of flaky pastry that was wrapped around them
That sounds like a Sausage Roll (UK).
Pigs in blankets (UK) = sausages wrapped in bacon.
Sausages (UK) = Links (US) ? (if not a tubular thing it would be called "sausage meat" in the UK)
stuffed cabbage: cabbage leaves stuffed with ground beef and rice and cooked in a tomato sauce, I have heard some in my area also call these pigs in a blanket. I have also heard those mini hot dogs wrapped in pastry called pigs in a blanket. 6 of 1, half dozen of the other
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Growing up, pigs in a blanket was breakfast sausage wrapped in a pancake.
Here: http://blog.misselisabeths.com/storage/PIGS IN BLANKET.JPG0 -
TavistockToad wrote: »americans dont have crumpets...
I'm in Seattle - there's a crumpet shop down the street from me. They're delicious. And they sell them in the grocery store too but they aren't as good as the fresh ones from the shop.0 -
DawnieB1977 wrote: »UK-US
I thought root beer was like our ginger beer? I've never tried it in the US though.
I've had ginger beer in the US and it is a lighter color soda. Rootbeer is a darker soda. They're a little similar I guess, but not the same. I can't find Ginger beer in my area though so I haven't had it in a very long time.0 -
Canadians do. I toast them and melt butter and put real maple syrup on them.Ready2Rock206 wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »americans dont have crumpets...
I'm in Seattle - there's a crumpet shop down the street from me. They're delicious. And they sell them in the grocery store too but they aren't as good as the fresh ones from the shop.
Those holes soak up the delicious sweet salty goodness.
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We have the most yummy pasties in the upper peninsula of Michigan!!!
Pastie.most famous version of is the cornish pastie.lynn_glenmont wrote: »Then what do Brits call the pastry that forms both the base and top of a "double-crust pie," as it is called in U.S.?
"Pastry"
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I thought root beer was like our ginger beer? I've never tried it in the US though.
Ginger beer is also know as Ginger Ale in some parts of the US.
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Pastie (US) = Nipple cover for exotic dancers. What's the British word for that?
The correct spelling for this is pasty!!!
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dammitjanet0161 wrote: »UK: Dairy Milk, Cadbury's Roses, Twix, Kitkats etc = normal everyday chocolate that is considered cheap and definitely not posh high end chocolate.
US: the same brands of UK chocolate are considered gourmet high end chocolate with prices to match. At least it was in a shop I once visited in Carmel, where a box of Roses was about $20 and Twixes were about $5 each, which I found hilarious. Or maybe that's just Carmel...
That's just Carmel!!!
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JasmineSoper wrote: »Jelly (US) Jam (UK)
I always thought peanut butter jelly sandwiches sounded horrible!
Well, Jelly and Jam are two different specific things.
Jelly: it's a congealed spread made from sweetened fruit juice.
Jam: it's a congealed spread made from sweetened and crushed fruit
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No - in Australia (and UK?) jelly is not a spread - it is a gelatine dessert thing - what you call jello, I think.
Nobody spreads jelly on sandwiches here .
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paperpudding wrote: »JasmineSoper wrote: »Jelly (US) Jam (UK)
I always thought peanut butter jelly sandwiches sounded horrible!
Well, Jelly and Jam are two different specific things.
Jelly: it's a congealed spread made from sweetened fruit juice.
Jam: it's a congealed spread made from sweetened and crushed fruit
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No - in Australia (and UK?) jelly is not a spread - it is a gelatine dessert thing - what you call jello, I think.
Nobody spreads jelly on sandwiches here .
In the US they are different things. We have them both.
But yep - your jelly is our jello I believe.0 -
dammitjanet0161 wrote: »UK: Dairy Milk, Cadbury's Roses, Twix, Kitkats etc = normal everyday chocolate that is considered cheap and definitely not posh high end chocolate.
US: the same brands of UK chocolate are considered gourmet high end chocolate with prices to match. At least it was in a shop I once visited in Carmel, where a box of Roses was about $20 and Twixes were about $5 each, which I found hilarious. Or maybe that's just Carmel...
That's just Carmel!!!
Carmel and hotel mini-bars
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