This for That- What’s it Called?

[FreebieQueen]

Some of our members who live overseas are having a difficult time figuring out what the “equivalent ingredient” is in their country in various recipes. Also, some of the older recipes use a different name for an ingredient. So I thought we could compile a list of Ingredients that This for That- aka Common Equivalents for American Ingredients

This For That:

Oleo in a Recipe = Butter or Margarine

andouille sausage = smoked sausage

aubergine eggplant

Baking Trays = Cookie Sheets

bicarbonate of soda = baking soda

broad beans = fava beans = broad beans

butter lettuce = butterhead lettuce = cabbage lettuce

capsicum = sweet pepper or bell pepper = green or red pepper

castor sugar = superfine sugar = caster sugar

chick peas = garbanzo beans = chick peas

chillies = hot peppers = chillies

chokos = chayote = chayota

(to) chop = mince = (to) chop

coriander = Chinese parsley = coriander

corned beef = salt beef = corned beef

cornflour = cornstarch = cornflour

cos lettuce = Romaine lettuce = Cos or Romaine lettuce

cilantro = fresh coriander

cream = light cream = single cream

corn syrup = golden syrup

confectioners’ sugar = icing sugar

cube sugar = loaf sugar = cube or lump sugar

essence = extract

eggplant = eggplant or aubergine (pronounced obergine) = aubergine

EVVO = Extra Virgin Olive Oil

fillet (of meat) = tenderloin = fillet

firmly beaten egg whites = dry egg whites = firmly beaten egg whites

fried = pan-broiled or pan fried = fried

frosting = icing

frozen whipped topping = Cool Whip = long-life whipped UHT cream

frying pan = skillet

garbanzo beans = chickpeas

glace fruit = candied fruit

graham cracker = digestive biscuit

gravy beef = stew beef = gravy beef

great Northern beans = cannellini beans

grill, griller = broil, broiler = gril, griller

ground rice, rice flour = rice flour

hard-boiled egg = hard cooked egg

heavy cream = whipping cream

ham steaks = gammon steaks

icing sugar = confectioners’ sugar = icing sugar, powdered sugar

king prawns = jumbo shrimps

jam = conserve = jam, conserve

king prawns = jumbo shrimps = shrimps

lasagna noodles = lasagne sheets

mince / minced meat = ground (meat) = mince / minced (meat)

molasses = treacle

morello or sour cherries = sour cherries = morello cherries

mortadella = baloney = mortadella

oatmeal = porridge

offal = variety meat = offal

okra = ladies fingers or gumbo

papaw, pawpaw = papaya = pawpaw

pimientos = pimientos = pimentos

pizza crust = pizza base

potato chips = potato crisps

pork tenderloin = pork fillet

plain flour = all purpose flour = AP flour

potato flour = potato starch = potato flour

prawns = shrimps

(to) rub butter or fat into dry ingredients = cut in shortening = (to) rub butter or fat into dry ingredients

spring onions schallots green onions scallions

semolina = farina

sesame seeds = benne seeds

shallots, spring onion = scallions, green onions = spring onions

shortcrust pastry = basic pastry or shortcrust pastry = shortcrust

snow peas = sugar snap peas = mange tout

sour cream = dairy sour cream = soured cream

stock cubes = bouillon cubes

saltanas = seedless white raisins or golden raisins = white raisins or saltanas

shortening (e.g., Crisco®) = butter or margarine, or vegetable fat spread (e.g., Stork®)

sweets thermometer = jellmeter = jam or candy thermometer

Swiss roll pan = jelly-roll pan

tomato paste = tomato puree

thickened cream = heavy cream = double cream

unsalted butter = sweet butter = unsalted butter

whole wheat flour = wholemeal flour

zucchini = courgette

Ok- that’s all I could come up with- Care to Chime in on this one??

[MrsGPJ]

😉 In crochet, because I like it… a treble in Australian/Uk English is the same as a double crochet in American English.

Graham flour is also similar to whole wheat flour.

Cookies = sweet biscuits.

[52zombie]

Thanks! I needed this, it will help me so much.

[Author]

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