Guess what they call a spatula in British English? (This specimen is from my own collection of vintage kitchen utensils).
People from every country in the world have IBS, but food names and kitchen tool names vary from one place to another. I received a memorable piece of advice from a cookbook editor a few years ago: choose one "voice" for your book and stick to it. Naturally, my voice is American English, since I live in the United States, but I know I have readers around the globe. Today's post is devoted to making the language in my book, IBS--Free at Last! more accessible to those living elsewhere. I'll start the conversation with an excerpt from my 2014 publication, the Flavor without FODMAPs Cookbook. What else should be on this list? I'm going to leave the comments for this post open for the next few months and I will update and expand the list of terms using your suggestions, so please do take the time to write in.
Appetizer is also known as starter
Arugula is also known as rocket
Baking soda is also known as bicarbonate of soda
Beet greens are also known as silverbeet
Bell pepper is also known as a sweet pepper or capsicum
Butternut squash is also known as butternut pumpkin
Canned is also known as tinned
Cantaloupe is also known as a rockmelon
Cilantro is also known as coriander leaf
Confectioner's sugar is also known as icing sugar or powdered sugar
Cookies are also known as biscuits
Corn syrup is also known as glucose syrup
Cornmeal is also known as maize flour
Cornstarch is also known as cornflour
Dessert is also known as pudding or afters
Eggplant is also known as aubergine
Endive is also known as chicory or witloof
Garbanzo beans are also known as chickpeas
Granulated sugar is also known as table sugar, white sugar, or sucrose
Green onions are also known as spring onions or scallions
Grilling is also known as barbecuing
Ground meats are also known as minced meats
Ketchup is also known as tomato sauce
Muffin is also known as quick bread
Peanuts are also known as ground nuts
Raisins are also known as sultanas
Raw shrimp are also known as green shrimp
Rice flour is also known as ground rice
Rutabega is also known as swede or turnip
Sausages are also known as bangers
Shredded coconut is also known as desiccated coconut
Shrimp are also known as prawns
Skillet is also known as frying pan
Slice of bacon is also known as rasher of bacon
Sole is also known as bream
Spatula is also known as a fish slice
Stew beef is also known as gravy beef
Stove is also known as range
Stove burner is also known as hob
Summer squash is also known as yellow or crookneck squash
Tuna is also known as tunny
Zucchini is also known as courgette (immature) or marrow (mature)
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