US/UK Food: You call it whaaaaaaaat?

[Megg33k]

This obviously needs its own thread, because my journal has BECOME this thread! So, let's get this thing going!

UK biscuit = US cookie

US biscuit = UK maybe unsweetened/savory scone?

UK dumpling is NOT a US dumpling

C'mon! You fill in the rest!

 

[lisaf]

haha, love it!
We may need to start this in other areas too to cover all the differences in baby gear names (pram vs. stroller etc) psml

 

[Virginia]

Ha! And watch, now that we've sorted things out in your journal (sorta) this thread will be dead.

 

[lisaf]

don't forget, there are all the UK girls who are fast asleep right now who will come on in the morning with their own confusions!

 

[Virginia]

don't forget, there are all the UK girls who are fast asleep right now who will come on in the morning with their own confusions!

Yes! That is true!!

 

[Megg33k]

Lemme cover some of the baby goods!

Pram = Stroller
Dummy = Pacifier

 

[lisaf]

I'm still trying to sort out the whole cot/crib thing
I THINK
UK cot= US crib
UK crib = US basinette
moses basket is the same in both places....

 

[Virginia]

Oh...let's not forget dry biscuit and crackers...I think it has some confusion as well....

 

[lisaf]

I still want to know what digestives are!

 

[Kimboowee]

US Chips (Lays) - UK Crisps (Walkers)

UK Chips - US Fries

 

[Kimboowee]

I still want to know what digestives are!

Like a wholemeal biscuit, yum yum!

 

[Virginia]

I still want to know what digestives are!

Omgosh! Me too! They certainly do not sound appetizing! LOL...I think of like...digested food.

 

[Virginia]

I still want to know what digestives are!

Like a wholemeal biscuit, yum yum!

I don't know what that means...lol...like a US biscuit? or a US cookie? And what does wholemeal mean? (That may just be my ignorance.)

 

[Kimboowee]

Ummm cookie, but its not dough like cookies. I'll try search for an explanation!

 

[Kimboowee]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digestive_biscuit

 

[Virginia]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digestive_biscuit

Ahh...so like whole grain cookies...makes sense. Apparently we can substitute graham crackers for them in recipes...so I have sort of an idea of what they are like.

 

[lisaf]

ah, lol, the graham cracker makes more sense to me than the 'wholemeal cookie' thing
I also think it sounds unappetizing

 

[camocutie2006]

it looks kinda like a ginger snap!

 

[NGRidley]

do you not have digestives in CA lisaF......they have them here in Canada. The one box that I always see actually has a baby on it

 

[NGRidley]

ah, lol, the graham cracker makes more sense to me than the 'wholemeal cookie' thing
I also think it sounds unappetizing

they are not really like graham crackers.......at least not the ones I have had