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Ingredients with
more than one name

  The English language is a wonderfully expressive one that non-English speakers can find mystifying and daunting. Consider this - you are walking your dog; but what you are walking the dog on, is called the footpath, if you are in Australia, the pavement, if in the UK, and the sidewalk, if in the US; and you reckoned the non English speakers had problems!
This linguistic mayhem extends to the kitchen, as you probably know. The following table lists those ingredients that are known by different names in Australia, United Kingdom, and United States.

Australia

aubergine/eggplant
beetroot
blueberry
biscuit
broad bean
capsicum
caster sugar
chips
cornflour
coriander
cream, double
cream, single
custard
dry biscuit
golden syrup
green bean
icing sugar
mince
plain flour
spring onion
sultanas
treacle
zucchini

UK

aubergine
beetroot
bilberry
biscuit
broad bean
capsicum
caster sugar
chips
coriander
cornflour
cream, double
cream, single
custard
dry biscuit
golden syrup
french bean
icing sugar
mince
plain flour
spring onion
sultanas
treacle
courgette

US

eggplant
beet
blueberry
cookie
fava bean
bell paper
superfine granulated
french fries
cilantro
cornstarch
heavy cream
light cream
custard sauce
cracker
substitute light corn syrup
green bean
confectioners' sugar
ground meat
all purpose flour
scallion
golden raisins
molasses
zucchini

Find more alternative names and descriptions in The Cook's Thesaurus

  

 

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