English-American Recipe Translator

Note: for some of these things, the American term is creeping into English usage, or vice versa. Also, I haven't attempted to explain the names of English dishes; if you want to know what an Angel on Horseback is, or Bosworth Jumbles, or how to distinguish Whim-Wham from Syllabub, then you'll need to consult a cookbook.

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aubergine : eggplant

: eggplant back bacon : similar to Canadian bacon

: similar to Canadian bacon bake blind : bake a pastry case empty, by covering with wax paper and weighing down with beans

: bake a pastry case empty, by covering with wax paper and weighing down with beans baron of beef : two sirloins in one roast

: two in one roast bap : hamburger bun

: hamburger bun beetroot : beet

: beet biscuit : cookie or cracker ( sweet biscuit or savoury biscuit )

: cookie or cracker ( or ) boiled sweet : hard candy

: hard candy brill : something like a small turbot

: something like a small turbot broad bean : fava bean

: fava bean brown bread : wholemeal bread

: wholemeal bread brown stock : beef stock

: beef stock bully beef : corned beef

: corned beef candyfloss : cotton candy

: cotton candy caster sugar : finely granulated sugar (not as powdery as confectioner's sugar)

: finely granulated sugar (not as powdery as confectioner's sugar) Channel Island milk : milk that's almost as thick as light cream

: milk that's almost as thick as light cream chicory : endive

: endive chipolata : small pork sausage

: small pork sausage chips : french fries

: french fries chocolate vermicelli : chocolate sprinkles

: chocolate sprinkles chump chop : a type of lamb chop

: a type of lamb chop cider : hard cider

: hard cider clingfilm : Saran wrap

: Saran wrap coal fish / coley : black cod

: black cod coffee sugar : sugar in large brightly-coloured crystals

: sugar in large brightly-coloured crystals coriander leaves : cilantro

: cilantro corn : almost any grain (see maize and sweetcorn )

: almost any grain (see and ) corned beef : canned pressed ham (see salt beef )

: canned pressed ham (see ) cornflour : cornstarch

: cornstarch cos lettuce : romaine

: romaine courgette : zucchini

: zucchini crisps : potato chips

: potato chips crumpet : something a bit like an English muffin ("English muffins" do not exist in England)

: something a bit like an English muffin ("English muffins" do not exist in England) custard : custard sauce, or sometimes baked custard

: custard sauce, or sometimes baked custard cutlet : chop

: chop demerara sugar : light brown cane sugar

: light brown cane sugar Devonshire cream : a particular type of clotted cream

: a particular type of clotted cream digestive biscuits : something like Graham crackers

: something like Graham crackers double cream : heavy cream

: heavy cream doughnut : jelly doughnut

: jelly doughnut endive : chicory

: chicory faggot : meatball

: meatball fairy cake : cupcake

: cupcake fillet steak : tenderloin steak

: tenderloin steak fish fingers : fish sticks

: fish sticks French beans : string beans

: string beans gammon : large, thick, round piece of ham

: large, thick, round piece of ham garibaldi : hard rectangular currant cookie

: hard rectangular currant cookie ginger nut : ginger snap

: ginger snap golden syrup : something like corn syrup

: something like corn syrup greaseproof paper : wax paper

: wax paper green pepper : bell pepper

: bell pepper icing : frosting

: frosting icing sugar : powdered (confectioner's) sugar

: powdered (confectioner's) sugar jacket potato : baked potato

: baked potato liquor : (in some contexts, notably in eel-and-pie shops) parsley sauce

: (in some contexts, notably in eel-and-pie shops) parsley sauce liver sausage : liverwurst

: liverwurst maize : corn

: corn marrow : squash that looks like a giant zucchini

: squash that looks like a giant zucchini mince : ground beef / hamburger

: ground beef / hamburger mincemeat : mince pie filling (dried fruit, peel, brandy, etc; very occasionally contains meat)

: mince pie filling (dried fruit, peel, brandy, etc; occasionally contains meat) mixed spice : a mixture of allspice, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, coriander and cloves

: a mixture of allspice, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, coriander and cloves offal : liver, kidneys, tongue, tripe and any other animal organs

: liver, kidneys, tongue, tripe and any other animal organs perry : hard cider made from pears instead of apples

: hard cider made from pears instead of apples plum duff : plum pudding

: plum pudding polony : bologna

: bologna porridge : cooked oatmeal

: cooked oatmeal prawn : small shrimp

: small shrimp ring doughnut : doughnut

: doughnut rump steak : sirloin

: sirloin salt beef : corned beef

: corned beef silverside : top round

: top round single cream : light cream

: light cream sirloin : porterhouse steak

: porterhouse steak sherbet : powdered candy

: powdered candy sponge finger : ladyfinger

: ladyfinger squash : juice drink

: juice drink sugar crystals : see coffee sugar

: see sultana : white raisin

: white raisin sweetcorn : whole-kernel corn

: whole-kernel corn swede : yellow turnip

: yellow turnip tart : pie

: pie toffee : taffy

: taffy treacle : similar to molasses

: similar to molasses whipping cream : halfway between light and heavy cream

: halfway between light and heavy cream whitebait : small silvery fish, usually deep-fried whole

: small silvery fish, usually deep-fried whole white stock : chicken or fish stock

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