British V American Food Terminology

[shyvas]

http://www.uta.fi/FAST/US1/REF/foodx.html

 

[Alice-Bee]

 

[shyvas]

If I find something better, I'll just replace it.

 

[Moll Flanders]

Oh, I see. I was never sure what cream of wheat and dill pickles were.

 

[Envy]

Root Ginger = Ginger Root!?

Oh, come on now.

 

[TreeHugger]

Root Ginger = Ginger Root!?

Oh, come on now.

I don't know what you're implying, but I was stumped until I saw that...

 

[Alice-Bee]

Some of them are a little off, at least for me. Ive never heard Red Pepper refered to anything other than red pepper :/

Up North we also call Spring Onions 'Scallions'

 

[hungryraccoon]

^ Yeah, what the hell are up with some of those. Definitely not right.


I DIDN'T KNOW GRAHAM CRACKER WERE DIGESTIVES?!

 

[Envy]

Marrow is also a word for the stuff inside bones.

 

[Alice-Bee]

^ Yeah, what the hell are up with some of those. Definitely not right.


I DIDN'T KNOW GRAHAM CRACKER WERE DIGESTIVES?!

Pronounced Gram
Not Gray-am as we would say it...

 

[shyvas]

Some of them are a little off, at least for me. Ive never heard Red Pepper refered to anything other than red pepper :/

Up North we also call Spring Onions 'Scallions'

They are called Bell peppers. Down south spring onions are not scallions.

 

[shyvas]

^ Yeah, what the hell are up with some of those. Definitely not right.


I DIDN'T KNOW GRAHAM CRACKER WERE DIGESTIVES?!

No they are not the same thing. However you can use them as a substitute.

 

[shyvas]

Marrow is also a word for the stuff inside bones.

That would be called bone marrow.

 

[shyvas]

Root Ginger = Ginger Root!?

Oh, come on now.

Actually we would call it Fresh ginger which makes me think that we need a lexique ; UK/US
Vegetarian culinary terminology thread.

 

[hungryraccoon]

Pronounced Gram
Not Gray-am as we would say it...

Weird!

No they are not the same thing. You would use them as a substitute.

Oh.

 

[ledboots]

I didn't know about rusks or marrow.

 

[shyvas]

Weird!



Oh.

This is Alton Brown's recipe which can be veganised :

http://notthenormalteenagefare.blogspot.fr/2011/05/how-to-make-best-homemade-graham.html

 

[Mr Crunchy]

Icing = Frosting

However, Americans do use the phrase, "icing on the cake".

Icing sugar = powdered sugar

Also known as confectioner's sugar

 

[Lord Snot]

Not that it applies much to us but ground beef is, I believe, what we call mince. I've never heard anyone talk about "biscuit mixture", surely you would just call it dough?

 

[ledboots]

Icing = Frosting

However, Americans do use the phrase, "icing on the cake".

Icing sugar = powdered sugar

Also known as confectioner's sugar

In Georgia, USA, they call it icing. I love it no matter what it's called.