Different names for foods - UK/US
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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 other0 -
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 -
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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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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