Equivalent Names for Ingredients used in Australian, American and British Recipes Legend: Australian = American = British
baking trays = cookie sheets = baking trays bicarbonate of soda = baking soda = bicarbonate of soda black-eyed beans = black-eyed peas = black-eyed beans 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
cube sugar = loaf sugar = cube or lump sugar essence = extract = essence eggplant = eggplant or aubergine (pronounced obergine) = aubergine
fillet (of meat) = tenderloin = fillet firmly beaten egg whites = dry egg whites = firmly beaten egg whites fried = pan-broiled or pan fried = fried frying pan = skillet = frying pan glace fruit = candied fruit = glace fruit gravy beef = stew beef = gravy beef grill, griller = broil, broiler = gril, griller ground rice, rice flour = rice flour = ground rice hard-boiled egg = hard cooked egg = hard boiled egg icing sugar = confectioners' sugar = icing sugar, powdered sugar jam = conserve = jam, conserve king prawns = jumbo shrimps = shrimps mince / minced meat = ground (meat) = mince / minced (meat) morello or sour cherries = sour cherries = morello cherries mortadella = baloney = mortadella offal = variety meat = offal okra = ladies fingers or gumbo = okra papaw, pawpaw = papaya = pawpaw pimientos = pimientos = pimentos plain flour = all purpose flour = plain flour
potato flour = potato starch = potato flour prawns = shrimps = shrimps (to) rub butter or fat into dry ingredients = cut in shortening = (to) rub butter or fat into dry ingredients
sesame seeds = benne seeds = sesame seeds shallots, spring onion = scallions, green onions = spring onions (to) shell = (to) shuck or hull = (to) shell 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 = stock cubes saltanas = seedless white raisins or golden raisins = white raisins or saltanas sweets thermometer = jellmeter = jam or candy thermometer Swiss roll pan = jelly-roll pan = Swiss roll pan thickened cream = heavy cream = double cream unsalted butter = sweet butter = unsalted butter zucchini = zucchini = courgette |
125g butter = 1 stick of butter = 4oz butter (1/4 pound)
cream = light cream = single cream
semolina = farina = semolina