A guide to British & American Cooking Terms
| British Cooking Term | American Cooking Term |
|---|---|
| Apple Crumble | Apple Crisp. |
| Aubergine | Eggplant. |
| Back Bacon | Canadian bacon, ham. |
| Streaky Bacon | American bacon. |
| Bangers | Sausages |
| Baps, Rolls, Cobs | Soft Round Bread Rolls |
| Beetroot | Beet |
| Biscuits | Cookies, Crackers |
| Candy Floss | Cotton Candy |
| Caster Sugar | Superfine Granulated Sugar |
| Chilli | Chilli Pepper |
| Chips | French Fries |
| Cling Film | Plastic wrap |
| Cornflour/ Maize Flour | Corn Starch |
| courgette | Zucchini |
| Crisps | Potato Chips |
| Dark Treacle | Molasses |
| Demerara Sugar | Brown Sugar |
| Digestive Biscuits | Graham Crackers, Gram Crackers |
| Double Cream | Heavy Cream |
| Fairy Cakes | Cupcakes |
| French Beans | Green Beans |
| Fried Eggs | Eggs Over-Easy, Sunny Side Up |
| Fruit Preserves (Jam etc.) | Fruit Jam |
| Gammon | Ham |
| Greaseproof Paper | Wax Paper |
| Groundnut Oil | Peanut Oil |
| Haricot Beans | Navy Beans |
| Icing Sugar | Confectioners Sugar |
| Jacket Potato | Baked Potato |
| Jelly | Jello |
| Meat Joint (Roast) | Roast (on the bone) |
| Marrow | Squash |
| Minced | Ground |
| Mixed Spice | Pie spice mix, Pie spice (Dessert) |
| Morello Cherries | Sour Cherries |
| Muesli | Granola |
| Muslin | Cheese Cloth |
| Offal | Variety of meats inc. brain, liver, heart etc. |
| Pastry Case | Pie Shell |
| Pigs Trotters | Pigs Feet |
| Pips | Seeds |
| Plain Flour | All Purpose Flour |
| Pudding | Dessert |
| Rapeseed Oil | Canola Oil |
| Runner Beans | Kentucky Beans |
| Sack | Sherry |
| Seal | Sear |
| Single Cream | Half & Half |
| Strong Flour | Bread Flour |
| Soya | Soy |
| Sultanas | Golden Raisins |
| Stoned | seaded |
| Tomato Puree | Tomato Paste |
| Wholemeal | Whole-wheat |