Glossary Of Cooking Terms
Do you know how important a glossary of cooking terms is going to be if you want to translate British recipes into American terms?
If you don't, and you're getting ready to try a UK recipe.... you're soon going to find out!
To save you time, effort and frustration, we've put together a list of some of the most common cookery terms used in the UK, and given you their US 'translation'.
If you don't know what a 'rasher' is, have never heard of Caster Sugar or Icing Sugar, and wouldn't know a Courgette if you fell over one - then you're going to need this guide.
Glossary Of Cooking Terms - ingredients
| British | American |
| Aubergine | Eggplant |
| 'Bangers' | Sausages |
| Bap | Soft, white bun. Similar to burger bun |
| Biscuits | Cookies |
| Broad Beans | Fava or Lima Beans |
| Caster Sugar | Similar to Superfine sugar |
| Chickpeas | Garbanzo Beans |
| Chips | French Fries |
| Cornflour | Similar to Cornstarch |
| Cooking Apples | Tart, green apples |
| Courgettes | Zucchini |
| Crisps | Potato Chips |
| Dessicated Coconut | Shredded Coconut |
| Digestive Biscuits | Similar to Graham Crackers |
| Double Cream | Heavy Cream |
| Fish Fingers | Fish Sticks |
| Flaked Almonds | Slivered Almonds |
| Gammon Steaks | Ham Steaks |
| Golden Syrup | Similar to Light Corn Syrup |
| Icing Sugar | Confectioners or Powdered Sugar |
| Icing | Frosting |
| Jam | Preserves or Jelly |
| Jelly | Jello |
| Jacket Potato | Baked Potato |
| Lard | Clarified Pork Fat |
| Mince | Ground Beef |
| Mincemeat | Sweet pie filling, made with dried fruit/peel |
| Plain Flour | All-Purpose Flour |
| Prawns | Shrimp |
| Rasher of Bacon | Slice of Bacon |
| Porridge Oats | Oatmeal |
| Orange Rind | Orange Peel |
| Single Cream | Light Cream |
| Sultana | Similar to yellow raisin, different grape |
| Swede | Rutabaga or Yellow Turnip |
| Treacle | Molasses |
| Wholemeal | Wholewheat |
Glossary Of Cooking Terms - Cookware & Utensils
| British | American |
| Baking Foil or Tinfoil | Aluminum Foil |
| To 'Bake Blind' | Bake an empty pastry shell, weighted down with dried beans |
| Baking Sheet or Tray | Cookie Sheet |
| Cake Tin | Baking Tin |
| Cling-film | Plastic Wrap |
| Cocktail Sticks | Toothpicks |
| The 'Cooker' | The Stovetop |
| Fish Slice | Spatula |
| Grated | Shredded |
| Greaseproof Paper | Waxed Paper |
| Kitchen Paper | Paper Towel |
| Muslin | Cheesecloth |
| Tea Towel | Kitchen Towel (Cloth) |
Now you've studied our Glossary of Cookery Terms (and perhaps it would be a good idea to Bookmark this page now!), you might also want to check out our page of Cooking Measurements Conversions - and maybe Bookmark that one too.
THEN you'll be all set to try out some of the great Scottish Recipes we've got waiting for you. Good Luck.
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