Different words for the same things depending on which country you're in.
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KeithWhiteJr wrote: »Carlos_421 wrote: »KeithWhiteJr wrote: »Carlos_421 wrote: »KeithWhiteJr wrote: »KeithWhiteJr wrote: »livingleanlivingclean wrote: »Christine_72 wrote: »I don't know what poutine is, but every time i see that word i think of a bum, or butt/fanny depending where you're from
Chips, with cheese curds and a gravy on top. It's a Canadian dish...we had some piping hot and fresh, so good (but bad at the same time) . Ive seen some poor replications in aus using cheddar cheese.
Chips as in French Fries for those in the US/Canada lol
In the US, chips come in a bag and are flavored with BBQ, Salt and Vinegar or Cheddar and Sour Cream. What is a "Fish n Chip Shop"? I assume that's a restaurant that specializes in making a fish fry that is sitting on top of french fries?
Long John Silvers bro.
A slew of casual American restaurants have Fish 'n Chips on the menu these days too.
No Long John Silvers here lol.
Captain D's??
Thought you lived in the Great Lakes region?
Never heard of Captain D's either lol.
I'm in the Great Lakes region. I live in Buffalo.
Here are some places that apparently have fish and chips ...
https://www.zomato.com/buffalo/restaurants/fish-and-chips
I have actually been to a couple of those places and their actual menus in the restaurant (or bar) say "Fish Fry" instead of "Fish and Chips".
I am really enjoying this thread btw. Its cool to learn how different slang can be from area to area.
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Bin = trash can
Rubbish = trash
Bollocks = rubbish
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"Pooch" gets me every time I see it here.
To me a "pooch" is a dog! I'm pretty sure that what the people wanting to get rid of theirs are talking about is what I (UK based) might call a "paunch" or a muffin-top.
I get what they're talking about but it still makes me smile every time I see it - just have images of a little dog stood next the person with that begging look on its face...1 -
kathrynhoward84 wrote: »"Pooch" gets me every time I see it here.
To me a "pooch" is a dog! I'm pretty sure that what the people wanting to get rid of theirs are talking about is what I (UK based) might call a "paunch" or a muffin-top.
I get what they're talking about but it still makes me smile every time I see it - just have images of a little dog stood next the person with that begging look on its face...
Haha, pooch sounds cuter than beer gut or food gut 0 -
KeithWhiteJr wrote: »Carlos_421 wrote: »KeithWhiteJr wrote: »
Eh...a fish fry is an event (most popular during Lent). I wouldn't see a plate with fried fish and fries and call it a fish fry. I'd call it fish and fries or fish n' chips (even though I certainly don't call fries chips).
A fish Fry isn't usually an event here. Its usually a meal. It's battered and fried fish served with coleslaw and french fries, and sometimes a roll.
EDIT: Here is what Wikipedia says about it...
"In the United States, the dish is most commonly sold as "fish and chips", except in Upstate New York and Wisconsin and other parts of the Northeast and Upper Midwest, where this dish would be called a fish fry."
Yes a Fish Fry is an event, Fried fish would be a dish.1 -
Another one is the Nanaimo Bar ... a staple in my diet when I lived in Canada. I've been known to eat them by the pan full.
But I have also heard them called New York Slice.
And here in Australia, the closest we get are Peppermint Slices or Caramel Slices, neither of which really captures the deliciousness of a Nanaimo Bar. OK, they don't even come close, but they kind of look like a flavoured Nanaimo Bar from a distance.
http://www.foodnetwork.ca/shows/great-canadian-cookbook/blog/history-of-nanaimo-bars/
And speaking of Caramel Slices, in Scotland, those are called Millionaire Bars and the Scottish makers of Millionaire Bars have got it. They know how to make the things. In fact Millionaire Bars are almost tied with Nanaimo Bars on my list of greatest slices and bars.
I just wish Australia would figure out how to make these things. What they do produce looks tempting in the display of the bakery ... but they're dry rocks in comparison with a Canadian Nanaimo Bar and a Scottish Millionaire Bar.
Well, maybe it's a good thing Australian baked goods are like that or I'd be tempted to eat a whole lot more of them!
From looking up recipes, I can't think of a slice that is evenly remotely similar... Have you tried making them yourself?
The best caramel slice I've had probably came from my highschool canteen. Good caramel/chocolate ratio, and really delicious base.0 -
pebble4321 wrote: »Alatariel75 wrote: »cerise_noir wrote: »I'll also just mention ... potato chips.
In Canada, my favourite flavour is dill pickle. In Australia, I cannot find dill pickle chips. In fact, dill pickles are hard to find ... it's all sweet pickles which are really quite ick.
In Australia, a common potato chip flavour is chicken. In fact, there's chicken salt that goes on chips (the big, thick fries type of chips), dim sims, deep fried lasagne, battered fish, and whatever else you want to get at the take-away.
So true.
And chicken chips are not easy to find in Canada. I also miss Burger Rings! I miss meat pies, too.
As for chicken chips (fries), I just sprinkle some powdered chicken stock on my fries instead of salt...YUM!!!
Chicken chips? Never heard of such a thing. Chicken? Hmmm. People want their chips to taste like chicken?!
Ketchup chips are a Canadian thing. I don't like them much.
Smarties are a Canadian candy that looks like chocolate M&Ms. Rockets are cheap sugar candies than are called smarties in the US.
It's called chicken salt. What it tastes like is when you've roasted a chicken in the oven and have done the whole butter and salt and herbs thing on the skin so that it is a crispy golden brown. Like that. Not so much like chicken but more like the seasoning you'd put on chicken.
Chicken salt is food of the gods. So tasty.
I think of Chicken Salt as being an Adelaide thing. As in when you get chips from the Chicken Shop (also an Adelaide thing) they will ask if you want chicken salt or regular salt. I haven't seen that anywhere else in Australia, but I guess i probably don't order chips much when I'm in Sydney or Melbourne or Brisbane. And not often at home in WA either.
I used to get chicken salt on my fries in Toowoomba and Stanthorpe! So good!0 -
Christine_72 wrote: »kathrynhoward84 wrote: »"Pooch" gets me every time I see it here.
To me a "pooch" is a dog! I'm pretty sure that what the people wanting to get rid of theirs are talking about is what I (UK based) might call a "paunch" or a muffin-top.
I get what they're talking about but it still makes me smile every time I see it - just have images of a little dog stood next the person with that begging look on its face...
Haha, pooch sounds cuter than beer gut or food gut
Hmm, growing up "pooch" was the bulge behind, not the bulge at the front. Now I can see the chance of embarrassment if this word was used in foreign company.0 -
Christine_72 wrote: »Australian plug and power socket
I miss these sockets! Plugs don't fall out!
Another thing to mention: Aussie power is 240v vs US/Canada is 120v.0 -
cerise_noir wrote: »Christine_72 wrote: »Australian plug and power socket
I miss these sockets! Plugs don't fall out!
Another thing to mention: Aussie power is 240v vs US/Canada is 120v.
I never seen an American plug just fall out for the record.2 -
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Chef_Barbell wrote: »cerise_noir wrote: »Christine_72 wrote: »Australian plug and power socket
I miss these sockets! Plugs don't fall out!
Another thing to mention: Aussie power is 240v vs US/Canada is 120v.
I never seen an American plug just fall out for the record.
The house I'm in was built in the 40s and I find it is easy to knock plugs out of walls here (the 2 prong ones are), but yes, they need to be changed to 3 pronged outlets.1 -
Another one is the Nanaimo Bar ... a staple in my diet when I lived in Canada. I've been known to eat them by the pan full.
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And speaking of Caramel Slices, in Scotland, those are called Millionaire Bars and the Scottish makers of Millionaire Bars have got it. They know how to make the things. In fact Millionaire Bars are almost tied with Nanaimo Bars on my list of greatest slices and bars.
I looked up "millionaire bars" and, as I suspected, they're the same as what I've always called "millionaire's shortbread". Tasty!
I love Nanaimo bars too, although I haven't had one since I started with MFP and have no clue how many calories would be in one! I've also never tried making my own, although that might be worth looking into!
One of my favourite 'bars', if you can call it that (it's really a pastry), was the good old "cream slice" which also goes by the fancy name of mille-feuille. Impossible to eat without all the cream squidging out the sides so of course you had to lick that off...
Haven't had one of those for years either, although one of our supermarkets here does a fairly good one!
I'm pretty sure I'm more obsessed with food these days than I ever was before I started counting calories...
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I love mille feuille!! I make those at my job all the time!0
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I'm curious how much you guys pay for phone and Internet plans across the pond.
Mine:
Phone- $40 per month for unlimited talk/text and 6GB
Internet- $70 per month for 200GB0 -
Phone- Far too much for 4 lines, a Wi-Fi hotspot and a tablet ($300ish a month)
Internet is bundled with cable TV and home phone service and that's about $150 a month.1 -
Oh i forgot about Cable (Foxtel), that's $60 a month for the basic channels + drama package . HBO/showcase/soho. I had to pay extra for the drama package, because and ironically and sneakily on their part, all my favourite shows are on those channels.
The Exorcist
Lucifer
Wentworth
Nashville
SVU
Chicago PD
The Affair
Big little lies (cant wait for that one)
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Christine_72 wrote: »Oh i forgot about Cable (Foxtel), that's $60 a month for the basic channels + drama package . HBO/showcase/soho. I had to pay extra for the drama package, because and ironically and sneakily on their part, all my favourite shows are on those channels.
The Exorcist
Lucifer
Wentworth
Nashville
SVU
Chicago PD
The Affair
Big little lies (cant wait for that one)
I freaking LOVE Wentworth!!!0 -
Chef_Barbell wrote: »Christine_72 wrote: »Oh i forgot about Cable (Foxtel), that's $60 a month for the basic channels + drama package . HBO/showcase/soho. I had to pay extra for the drama package, because and ironically and sneakily on their part, all my favourite shows are on those channels.
The Exorcist
Lucifer
Wentworth
Nashville
SVU
Chicago PD
The Affair
Big little lies (cant wait for that one)
I freaking LOVE Wentworth!!!
Me too! Are you up to date on the seasons over there? I don't want to wreck it if you havent seen the last episode of season 4 yet :sad:1 -
Christine_72 wrote: »Chef_Barbell wrote: »Christine_72 wrote: »Oh i forgot about Cable (Foxtel), that's $60 a month for the basic channels + drama package . HBO/showcase/soho. I had to pay extra for the drama package, because and ironically and sneakily on their part, all my favourite shows are on those channels.
The Exorcist
Lucifer
Wentworth
Nashville
SVU
Chicago PD
The Affair
Big little lies (cant wait for that one)
I freaking LOVE Wentworth!!!
Me too! Are you up to date on the seasons over there? I don't want to wreck it if you havent seen the last episode of season 4 yet :sad:
No we are still waiting for season 4 here in the states. I need to stream it online I can't wait for Netflix lol0 -
Chef_Barbell wrote: »Christine_72 wrote: »Chef_Barbell wrote: »Christine_72 wrote: »Oh i forgot about Cable (Foxtel), that's $60 a month for the basic channels + drama package . HBO/showcase/soho. I had to pay extra for the drama package, because and ironically and sneakily on their part, all my favourite shows are on those channels.
The Exorcist
Lucifer
Wentworth
Nashville
SVU
Chicago PD
The Affair
Big little lies (cant wait for that one)
I freaking LOVE Wentworth!!!
Me too! Are you up to date on the seasons over there? I don't want to wreck it if you havent seen the last episode of season 4 yet :sad:
No we are still waiting for season 4 here in the states. I need to stream it online I can't wait for Netflix lol
I'm still in total shock and denial over how season 4 ended. You'll know what i mean when you watch it...
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Another one is the Nanaimo Bar ... a staple in my diet when I lived in Canada. I've been known to eat them by the pan full.
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And speaking of Caramel Slices, in Scotland, those are called Millionaire Bars and the Scottish makers of Millionaire Bars have got it. They know how to make the things. In fact Millionaire Bars are almost tied with Nanaimo Bars on my list of greatest slices and bars.
I looked up "millionaire bars" and, as I suspected, they're the same as what I've always called "millionaire's shortbread". Tasty!
I love Nanaimo bars too, although I haven't had one since I started with MFP and have no clue how many calories would be in one! I've also never tried making my own, although that might be worth looking into!
One of my favourite 'bars', if you can call it that (it's really a pastry), was the good old "cream slice" which also goes by the fancy name of mille-feuille. Impossible to eat without all the cream squidging out the sides so of course you had to lick that off... Haven't had one of those for years either, although one of our supermarkets here does a fairly good one!
I'm pretty sure I'm more obsessed with food these days than I ever was before I started counting calories...
OMG....Mille Feuille!
I've made Nanaimo bars...they're pretty easy.0 -
cerise_noir wrote: »Another one is the Nanaimo Bar ... a staple in my diet when I lived in Canada. I've been known to eat them by the pan full.
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And speaking of Caramel Slices, in Scotland, those are called Millionaire Bars and the Scottish makers of Millionaire Bars have got it. They know how to make the things. In fact Millionaire Bars are almost tied with Nanaimo Bars on my list of greatest slices and bars.
I looked up "millionaire bars" and, as I suspected, they're the same as what I've always called "millionaire's shortbread". Tasty!
I love Nanaimo bars too, although I haven't had one since I started with MFP and have no clue how many calories would be in one! I've also never tried making my own, although that might be worth looking into!
One of my favourite 'bars', if you can call it that (it's really a pastry), was the good old "cream slice" which also goes by the fancy name of mille-feuille. Impossible to eat without all the cream squidging out the sides so of course you had to lick that off... Haven't had one of those for years either, although one of our supermarkets here does a fairly good one!
I'm pretty sure I'm more obsessed with food these days than I ever was before I started counting calories...
OMG....Mille Feuille!
I've made Nanaimo bars...they're pretty easy.
You'll have to post a link to a recipe ... the recipes I've looked at appear complicated and time consuming.0 -
On the subject of cakes... this type of iced bun (if MFP will allow me to type it) is known as a "sticky willy"...
And we also have this little gem...
Okay, you can stop sniggering now...!3 -
In this recipe for Nanaimo bars (foodnetwork.ca/shows/great-canadian-cookbook/recipe/the-ultimate-nanaimo-bar/16810/), is "vanilla custard powder" the same as what I as a USAian would call "vanilla pudding mix", or something different?
P.S. This recipe looks pretty easy to me, but that may be because I'm an old person accustomed to a world where cooking/baking from scratch was something regular people did regularly. 0 -
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Huh. AFAIK, I've literally never seen this. Not saying we don't have it here, mind you.0 -
On the subject of cakes... this type of iced bun (if MFP will allow me to type it) is known as a "sticky willy"...
And we also have this little gem...
Okay, you can stop sniggering now...!
I call the long buns with icing "finger buns". A sticky bun is similar, just round. Which is sometimes the same as a cinnamon scroll...0 -
Poutine ... incidentally, not pronounced quite as 'brightly' as it looks. Even I don't get it right and I'm Canadian, but it is something more like 'poot-an', I think.
Fish and Chips
I'm definitely from the south, because I was expecting white gravy. The kind you'd put on chicken fried steak. Which has no chicken and isn't even fried like chicken, it's fried like steak, dipped in milk and eggs and flour and served with white gravy. I'm not sure if I think that poutine looks good or not, but I would try it
I'm watching an American cooking/food program - they've just made chicken fried steak with white "gravy". The way they made the gravy was how I'd make what we call Bechamel Sauce...0
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