UK | USA |
aubergine | eggplant |
baking tray | baking sheet |
bangers | sausages |
beetroot | beet |
bicarbonate of soda | baking soda |
biscuits | cookies |
broad beans | fava beans |
cake tin | cake/ baking pan |
capsicums | sweet or bell peppers |
castor sugar | sugar, superfine |
celery stick | celery rib |
chips | French-fried potatoes |
chuck steak | round steak/stewing beef |
coriander, fresh | cilantro |
cornflour | cornstarch |
courgette | zucchini |
crisps | potato chips |
desiccated coconut | Unsweetened desiccated/ shredded coconut |
digestive biscuits | graham crackers |
double cream | cream, heavy |
dripping | fat from roasted meat |
essence | extract (vanilla, etc.) |
fish slice | spatula / flipper |
forcemeat | stuffing mix for meat or fish |
frying pan | frying pan / skillet |
gammon | ham |
glacé fruits | candied fruit |
golden syrup | light molasses |
Greaseproof/Parchment paper | Parchment paper |
hand of pork | pork shoulder roast |
hard-cooked eggs | hard-boiled eggs |
heaped spoonful | heaping spoonful |
icing sugar | confectioners'/powdered sugar |
joint | large cut of meat to roast |
ketchup/tomato sauce | ketchup / catsup (depends on producer) |
king prawns | jumbo shrimp |
lard (Animal fat) | lard |
lard (Hydroginated Veg Oil) | shortening |
minced meats | ground meats |
offal | variety of organ meats (liver, kidney etc) |
pig's trotter | pig's foot |
plain flour | all-purpose flour |
pork fat | fatback |
prawns | shrimp |
rasher | slice |
rocket | arugula |
silverside | beef cut from the rump |
single cream | cream, light, half-and-half |
skirt steak | flank steak |
spring or salad onions | scallions, green onions |
stock cubes | bouillon cube |
strong flour | bread flour |
sultanas | raisins/ seedless, golden |
tomato Ketchup | tomato ketchup/catsup (depends on producer) |
treacle | dark molasses |
vanilla pod | vanilla bean |
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