Equivalent Names for Ingredients used in Australian, American and British Recipes
Legend: Australian = American = British
125g butter = 1 stick of butter = 4oz butter (1/4 pound)
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
cream = light cream = single cream
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
semolina = farina = semolina
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 |