what do you call the different ingredients in your Country?

[Mahk]

On an unrelated side issue, what do you call the different ingredients (if they weren't mock versions) in your country? I'm looking for international answers. Eggs are called eggs everywhere I'd assume but I know that what I call "sausage" is called "bangers" (I think) elsewhere, right? The bread we call an "English muffin" and the cheese is "American cheese".... Anyone?

[harpy]

"Banger" is slang - we'd probably say "sausage". The muffin is just a muffin and - not sure what I'd call that kind of cheese :p

Thinking about it makes veganism doubly appealing, I must say!

[Tigerlily]

On an unrelated side issue, what do you call the different ingredients (if they weren't mock versions) in your country? I'm looking for international answers. Eggs are called eggs everywhere I'd assume but I know that what I call "sausage" is called "bangers" (I think) elsewhere, right? The bread we call an "English muffin" and the cheese is "American cheese".... Anyone?

I don't think American cheese exists outside of America. I heard it's simply cheap cheddar.

[cedarblue]

what americans call an english muffin is what the english would call a crumpet.
theres a cake muffin and a bread muffin roll too.

[harpy]

what americans call an english muffin is what the english would call a crumpet.


Oh, is it? I thought crumpets were those things with holes in - not something you could split, but maybe I'm confused.

[Roxy]

To me an English muffin is like what a McMuffin is made out of. A crumpet is one of those things with holes in it, like harpy says.

[harpy]

Apparently in the north of England they call muffins "crumpets"

http://www.greatbritishkitchen.co.uk/cg_muffins.htm

I hope that clarifies matters ;)

Edited to add that I got that the wrong way round - in the north of England they call crumpets "muffins", according to that link - but it doesn't say what they call muffins in the north of England, I don't think...:D

[Roxy]

I have heard another meaning for both of those words :rolleyes:

[cedarblue]

the mystery deepens :cool: .....:D

[Poison Ivy]

Muffin

http://images.calorieking.com.au/branding/dc/runtime/portionsense/295.jpg

Crumpet

http://www1.istockphoto.com/file_thumbview_approve/1331502/2/istockphoto_1331502_crumpet.jpg

Pikelet

http://www.lorry.org/Misc/20021223-stuff/pikelets2.jpg



Mystery solved:cool: :D .....unless we're talking about the alternate meanings Roxy knows, in which case I ain't posting pictures of those!!:eek: :p

[BlackCats]

Thats how I would view muffins and crumpets (apart from muffins can also be those sweet chocolate cake like things)

I've never heard of pikelets, when I lived in Staffordshire they used to have something called barmcakes but I can't remember what they were?

[Linxie]

I'd eat that.

Can someone open a Vegan fast food outlet near to me please? :D

Have you ever been to Red Veg? I have read about it but never been. Just wondered what it is like?

[Frosty]

I've been to the one in Brighton. It was ruddy lovely, kinda pricey though.

[Linxie]

I might give it a go then ... as a treat :D

[cedarblue]

mmm pikelets - or scotch pancakes

- am i starting somethinge else off here????

[BlackCats]

Oh pikelets are scotch pancakes I see, I bought some pancakes from my husband recently but they had egg in them.

[Mahk]

Muffin

http://images.calorieking.com.au/branding/dc/runtime/portionsense/295.jpg


Thanks Poison Ivy ! It's interesting that what you call a muffin comes out of a bag labeled "English muffins" which is what we call it! :D We never eat these straight from the bag, they need to be toasted first or locally here in Boston they often fry them on the same grille as the eggs/sausage/bacon ! :eek: (yuck)

To me a muffin is this (this one happens to be blueberry, perhaps the most common here):

http://www.quickandsimple.com/images/article_img/JMck_iStock_muffin.jpg

What would you call these? [The same thing but with icing on top would be called a "cup cake".]

[Poison Ivy]

A Muffin:p :D

[harpy]

I'd call it "an American muffin" but that's probably rather old-fashioned; most people probably just call both kinds muffins - you can usually tell what kind is meant from the context.

[Poison Ivy]

I agree Harpy, when we English say muffin then that's likely to be the English Muffin pictured above (although they're not called English Muffins over here, just Muffins), if we are talking about the American style Muffins then its usually prefixed by Blueberry, Chocolate Chip, Triple Chocolate etc etc so it's easy enough to understand which is which!:)

Oh, and a Scotch Pancake is different to a pikelet, a pikelet is like a crumpet (lots of little holes) but is flat. Scotch Pancakes don't have holes and are probably what Americans refer to as Pancakes, whereas English Pancakes are probably referred to as Crepes in America......phew,how confusing!!:D

[Aradia]

Oh lawks.... this is like porn to me!!!

I need some toasted bread product RIGHT NOW!!!

[cobweb]

ha-ha, you should try living in Scotland, it's all Butteries and Stovies and Neeps and Tatties and Skink :eek:

[Robert]

Hmmm... a muffin is a muffin, a crumpet is a flapjack, a flapjack is a crunchie, a cupcake is a cookie, and a cookie is a biscuit in South African English.

Chips are chips but crisps are also chips. We seem to instinctively know which is being referred to in conversation.

A scone is a scone as in 'gone' whilst up here a scone is a scone as in 'moan'.

An eggplant can be an aubergine or a brinjal. Passionfruit is granadilla and Sharon fruit persimmon. An avocado is avocado pear. Lychees are Litchis.

[daricsmami]

What do they call American biscuits in other English-speaking countries?

I heard that a true "scone" (pronounced skoan in American English) is pretty similar to an American biscuit. But in the States, we normally only eat sweet scones, but biscuits can be sweet or savory.

[Aradia]

ha-ha, you should try living in Scotland, it's all Butteries and Stovies and Neeps and Tatties and Skink :eek:


Cobweb - I don't know what any of that stuff is, but it sound damn fine!