English/American Translation

English and American English have quite few differences for cookery terms, here are a few...

English	American
Aubergine	Eggplant
Baking Sheet	Cookie Sheet
Basin	Bowl
Bicarbonate of Soda	Baking Soda
Biscuits	Cookies
Broad Beans	Fava or Lima Beans
Bun Tin	Muffin Pan
Butter Bean	Lima Bean
Butter Muslin	Cheese Cloth
Capiscum	Bell Pepper
Caster Sugar	Superfine Sugar
Chicory	Endive
Chips	French Fries
Cling Film	Plastic Wrap
Cornflour	Cornstarch
Cos Lettuce	Romaine Lettuce
Courgettes	Zucchini
Crisps	Chips
Crystallised Fruit	Candied Fruit
Cutters	Cookie Cutters
Demarara	Raw Brown Sugar
Double Cream	Heavy Cream
Fairy Cake	Cup Cake
Flaked Almonds	Silvered Almonds
French/Runner Bean	String Bean
Frying Pan	Skillet
Gateau	Layer Cake
Greaseproof Paper	Waxed Paper
Grill	Broiler
Icing Sugar	Confectioner's Sugar
Kitchen Paper	Paper Towel
Plain Flour	All-Purpose Flour
Pudding Basin	Pudding Bowl
Rind	Peel
Sauce Boat	Gravy Boat
Self-Raising Flour	Self-Rising Flour
Shortcrust Pastry	Basic Pie Dough
Single Cream	Light Cream
Spring Onion	Scallion
Sultana	Golden Raisin
Swede	Rutabaga
Toasted	Broiled
Treacle	Molasses
Treacle Sponge	Gingerbread
Vanilla Pod	Vanilla Bean

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