British vs American food terminology list

[Johnie]

Thought this might be helpful
alligator pear = avocado
all purpose flour = plain flour, unbleached flour
almond paste = marzipan
aubergines = eggplants
avocado = alligator pear
bacon (UK) = Canadian bacon, ham (US)
bacon (US) = streaky bacon (UK)
banger = sausage
bean curd = soybean curd, tofu
beet = beetroot
beetroot = beet
bell peppers = capsicum
bird peppers = serrano chiles
biscuits = cookies
blackstrap molasses = black treacle
black treacle = blackstrap molasses
broad bean = fava bean
brown onion = yellow onion
butter bean = lima bean
Canadian bacon (US) = bacon (UK)
candied fruit = peal
capsicum = bell peppers
cassava = manioc, yuca
castor sugar = superfine granulated sugar
ceci beans = chick peas, garbanzo beans
chick peas = ceci beans, garbanzo beans
chips (UK) = French fries (US)
cilantro = coriander
clams = cockles, donax
cling film = plastic wrap
cockles = clams, donax
cookies = biscuits
coriander = cilantro
cornmeal = polenta, ground corn
cornstarch = corn flour
Cream of Wheat = farina
Crisco = lard, spry
crisps (UK) = potato chips (US)
confectioner's sugar = icing sugar, powdered sugar
courgettes = zucchini, marrow squash
delmonico steak = New York strip, shell steak
donax = clams
double cream = whipping cream
eggplant = aubergine
English pea = green pea, garden pea, peas
essence = extract
extract = essence
farina = cream of wheat
fava bean = broad bean
filberts = hazelnuts
flour, unbleached = all purpose flour, plain flour, strong white flour
flour, whole wheat = wholemeal flour
French beans = haricot verts, green beans
French fries (US) = chips (UK)
gammon = special cured ham
garbanzo beans = chick peas, ceci beans
garden pea = green pea, English pea, peas
green bean = haricot vert, French beans
green onion = long green shallots, scallions
green pea = garden pea, English pea, peas
ground beef = mince, hamburger meat
ground corn = cornmeal, polenta
groundnut oil = peanut oil
habanero pepper = scotch bonnett pepper (similar to)
ham (US) = bacon (UK)
hamburger meat = mince, ground beef
haricot vert = green bean
hazelnuts = filberts
icing sugar = confectioner's sugar, powdered sugar
jam (UK) = jelly (USA)
Japanese cooking wine = mirin, sweet sake
Japanese plum = loquat
Japanese pumpkin = kabocha squash
jelly (UK) = Jell-O (USA)
jelly (USA) = jam (UK)
kabocha squash = Japanese pumpkin
key lime = Persian lime
lady finger = okra
lard = spry, rendered pork fat, suet
light cream = single cream
lima bean = butter bean
long green shallots = green onion, scallion
loquat = Japanese plum
manioc = cassava, yuca
marrow squash = zucchini, courgette
marzipan = almond paste
mince = ground beef, hamburger meat
mirin = sweet sake, Japanese cooking wine
New York strip steak = delmonico steak, shell steak
okra = lady finger
papaya, unripe = pawpaw
pawpaw = unripe papaya
peanut oil = groundnut oil
peal = candied fruit
peas = green pea, garden pea, English pea
Persian lime = key lime
pips = seeds
plain flour = all-purpose flour
plastic wrap = cling film
polenta = ground corn, cornmeal
potato chips (US) = crisps (UK)
powdered sugar = icing sugar, confectioner's sugar
radicchio = red chicory
raisins = sultanas
rasher = strip of streaky bacon
red chicory = radicchio
rind = zest
rutabaga = swede
sausage = banger
scallion = green onion
scotch bonnett = habanero (similar to)
seeded = stoned
seeds = pips
serrano chiles = bird peppers
shell steak = delmonico steak, New York strip
shoyu = tamari, soy sauce
single cream = light cream
soy bean curd = bean curd, tofu
soy sauce = tamari, shoyu
Spanish onion = Bermuda onion
spring onions = scallions
spry = lard, sue
stoned = seeded
streaky bacon (UK) = bacon (US)
strong white flour = bread flour
sultanas = raisins
superfine granulated sugar = castor sugar
swede = rutabaga
sweet sake = mirin, Japanese cooking wine
tamari = shoyu, soy sauce
tempe = tempeh
tempeh = tempe
tofu = bean curd, soybean curd
unbleached flour = all-purpose flour, strong white flour, plain flour
whipping cream = double cream
wholemeal flour = whole wheat flour
whole wheat flour = whole meal flour
yellow onions = brown onions
yuca = manioc, cassava
zest = rind
zucchini = courgettes or marrow squash

[Tink]

Canadian bacon is called Pease Ham in Canada.

[Johnie]

well now that I know mincemeat is really hamburger meat, I am no longer scared of it.

[Tink]

Uhhhhh, mince is a reference to the chopped up nature of hamburger or any other ground meat.

Mincemeat is the pie filling, and I believe that holds true in the UK, too? (Although some really old recipes for mincemeat have real meat and suet in it).

[Claire]

This is the only mincemeat I know if this helps.

[Johnie]

Interesting....almost reminding me of bobotie (meat and fruit in it)

[mumof2]

Uhhhhh, mince is a reference to the chopped up nature of hamburger or any other ground meat.

Mincemeat is the pie filling, and I believe that holds true in the UK, too? (Although some really old recipes for mincemeat have real meat and suet in it).

yep that's right Tink!

Johnie,that's very useful thank you!

[Ursula]

Had DH very confused when he first came over and I asked him if he wanted a mince pie... he thought he was getting a meat pie and was really puzzled to get whipped cream on it. Me not realising why he was giving me a weird look as I gave it to him... lol... Anyways now when I say mince pie he always checks what I mean.