Having graduated from lancaster university with a degree in english language and creative writing laurence runs this blog lost in the pond charting the endless cultural and linguistic differences between britain and the united states. He is a contributor for bbc america and writes a weekly column for anglotopia. Laurence is a british expat living in indianapolis indiana.
As it currently stands the fda requires packaged food to state the name of the food the amount of product the name and address of the manufacturer packer or distributor the ingredients. There are also hints on what you can use to substitute in recipes depending one whether you are in or the recipe comes from the us or uk. If you ever wondered what a cockle or marshmallow fluff are this is the article for you.
This one explains the different names of foods. It estimated that in the uk a million people a year suffer a foodborne illness. The estimate that one in 66 people in the uk gets food poisoning is based on a 2011 fsa report.
The uk s food standards agency fsa told us the estimates for the number of people with food poisoning in the uk and usa are not directly comparable. It s a little complicated. Pudding here isn t a specific food but another way of saying dessert although some of those desserts have the word pudding in the name.
Potatoes oil dextrose salt but in the u s they re made with natural beef flavor and sodium acid pyrophosphate and are fried in oil laced with the anti foaming agent dimethylpolysiloxane the main ingredient in silly putty. With a few simple ingredients. They make their iconic french fries in the u k.
Let s start with mcdonald s french fries. As well as new words and phrases even the cuts of meat are different and not just the names. It is sometime like learning a new language.
Uk vs us food names. 14 foods you didn t know were called by different names in the u k. 27 2020 the chips fries difference is just the beginning. 15 foods the us and uk call by different names. The british have borrowed quite a few foods terms from their french neighbors and none is more well known than aubergine known as eggplant in the u.
In fact when it comes to food people from the uk and us sometimes use completely different words. Here are ten common foods that have totally different names on either side of the atlantic ocean. Jam uk jelly us in the uk jam is something made of preserved fruit and sugar that you spread on your toast for breakfast.
Jam uk jelly us in the uk jam is something made of preserved fruit and sugar that you spread on your toast for breakfast. Here are ten common foods that have totally different names on either side of the atlantic ocean. In fact when it comes to food people from the uk and us sometimes use completely different words.
The british have borrowed quite a few foods terms from their french neighbors and none is more well known than aubergine known as eggplant in the u. 15 foods the us and uk call by different names. 27 2020 the chips fries difference is just the beginning.
14 foods you didn t know were called by different names in the u k.