American-British Ingredients
This will help cooks when they are not sure about a particular ingredient used in American or British cooking.
| American Ingredient | British Ingredient | |
| all-purpose flour | = | plain flour |
| andouille sausage | = | smoked sausage |
| baked potato | = | jacket potato |
| baking soda | = | bicarbonate of soda |
| beef stock | = | brown stock |
| beet | = | beetroot |
| bell pepper | = | green pepper |
| bittersweet chocolate | = | cooking chocolate/dark (at least 70% cocoa solids) |
| bouillon granules | = | stock cube |
| brown gravy mix | = | bisto |
| brown sugar | = | light brown sugar |
| cake flour | = | For every cup of plain flour, remove two tablespoons and replace with 2 tablespoons cornflour. Sift together. |
| Canadian bacon | = | back bacon |
| candied fruit | = | crystallised fruit |
| chicken stock | = | white stock |
| chicory | = | endive |
| chocolate sprinkles | = | chocolate vermicelli |
| chuck steak | = | braising steak |
| cilantro | = | fresh coriander |
| confectioners' sugar | = | icing sugar |
| cookie/cracker | = | biscuit |
| corn | = | maize |
| corned beef | = | bully beef |
| cornmeal | = | polenta |
| corn syrup | = | golden syrup |
| cornstarch | = | cornflour |
| egg substitute | = | egg white |
| egg plant | = | aubergine |
| extract | = | essence |
| fava beans | = | broad beans |
| fish sticks | = | fish fingers |
| fish stock | = | white stock |
| French fries | = | chips |
| frosting | = | icing |
| frozen whipped topping | = | long-life whipped UHT cream |
| garbanzo beans | = | chickpeas |
| gingersnap | = | gingernut |
| Graham cracker | = | digestive biscuit |
| granulated sugar | = | caster sugar |
| great Northern beans | = | cannellini beans |
| green onions | = | spring onions |
| ground beef (ground lamb, turkey, pork) |
= | minced beef (minced lamb, turkey, pork) |
| Half-and-Half | = | single cream |
| ham steaks | = | gammon steaks |
| hamburger bun | = | bap |
| heavy cream | = | double cream |
| instant pudding mix | = | whipped dessert mix |
| Jell-O® gelatin | = | jelly |
| jelly | = | jam |
| jelly beans | = | jelly babies |
| ladyfinger | = | sponge finger |
| lasagna noodles | = | lasagne sheets |
| light brown cane sugar | = | demerara sugar |
| light cream | = | single cream |
| meatball | = | faggot |
| molasses | = | treacle |
| navy beans | = | haricot |
| non-fat milk | = | skimmed milk |
| oatmeal | = | porridge |
| pie crust | = | pastry crust |
| pizza crust | = | pizza base |
| plastic wrap | = | clingfilm |
| pork tenderloin | = | pork fillet |
| porterhouse steak | = | sirloin |
| potato chips | = | crisps |
| powdered/confectioners' sugar |
= | icing sugar |
| raisins (white) | = | sultanas |
| reduced fat milk | = | semi-skimmed milk |
| romaine | = | cos lettuce |
| scallions | = | spring onions |
| self-rising flour | = | self-raising flour |
| semisweet chocolate | = | dark chocolate (around 50% cocoa solids) |
| shortening (Crisco®) | = | solid white vegetable fat |
| shredded coconut | = | desiccated coconut |
| sirloin | = | rump steak |
| snow peas | = | mangetout |
| string beans | = | French beans |
| superfine sugar | = | caster sugar |
| sweet pepper | = | bell pepper |
| tomato paste | = | tomato puree |
| top round | = | silverside |
| wax (waxed) paper | = | greaseproof paper |
| whole kernel corn | = | sweetcorn |
| whole wheat flour | = | wholemeal flour |
| Whoppers | = | Maltesers |
| zucchini | = | courgette |
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