so my ?: is it just Americans who are rude?
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11-23-2007 03:50
From: Conan Godwin So what do Americans call fries that are baked in the oven? You have those right? I mean, I know you guys like to fry as much as possible - but you can't fry everything right?
Perhaps they can be called French Bakes - or just bakes for short. Either way, those things are crisps. Only thing I've ever heard them called are baked fries. They are typically the same size and shape of what we call french fries. Mostly I've seen this method used for fries made from sweet potatoes. They are healthier and I find them delicious. I'm proud to say that I rarely eat anything fried, though I am rather uncommon.
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11-23-2007 03:50
From: Cherry Czervik Just wondered what product gets called crisps. Since chips are fries, crisps are chips, biscuits are cookies, we don't really HAVE what you call biscuits anyway, jam is jelly and jelly is jello ... We do have American biscuits, sort of. They're called scones. At least that's closest equivalent. Fancy some gravy (which, oddly enough, is called gravy in the US) with your scones?  |
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11-23-2007 03:52
From: Chas Connolly We do have American biscuits, sort of. They're called scones. At least that's closest equivalent. Fancy some gravy (which, oddly enough, is called gravy in the US) with your scones? Gravy on a scone? That sounds like the work of the devil |
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11-23-2007 03:53
From: Sandy Carver Gravy on a scone?
That sounds like the work of the devil Next you'll be telling me that pancakes and flapjacks are the same thing over there! It's just not right.
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11-23-2007 03:55
From: Sandy Carver Phuket? probably
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11-23-2007 03:55
From: Chas Connolly We do have American biscuits, sort of. They're called scones. At least that's closest equivalent. Fancy some gravy (which, oddly enough, is called gravy in the US) with your scones? Scones and biscuits aren't even in the same ballpark. I like both, but my partner who loves southern cooking and will stuff his face with biscuits and gravy won't even touch a scone. They do kind of look the same, though. Scones are vastly changing in the US also. I like more traditional scones but I also like what Starbucks calls a scone which is really more like a heavy cake. Very tasty, but I wouldn't really call them scones.
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11-23-2007 03:57
From: Bradley Bracken Scones and biscuits aren't even in the same ballpark. I like both, but my partner who loves southern cooking and will stuff his face with biscuits and gravy won't even touch a scone. They do kind of look the same, though.
Scones are vastly changing in the US also. I like more traditional scones but I also like what Starbucks calls a scone which is really more like a heavy cake. Very tasty, but I wouldn't really call them scones. Those things starbucks call scones really are scones. What are these biscuit things then? Describe in detail please
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11-23-2007 04:00
From: bilbo99 Emu probably You were supposed to say, "No, he kinda likes it" |
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11-23-2007 04:00
From: Bradley Bracken I'm proud to say that I rarely eat anything fried, though I am rather uncommon. me three |
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11-23-2007 04:01
Ok! Now that we have throughtly confused ourselves with the chips/crips and fries, what about donuts and crullers?
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11-23-2007 04:01
From: Conan Godwin Next you'll be telling me that pancakes and flapjacks are the same thing over there!
It's just not right. Pancakes are called pancakes, but they're not like your pancakes. They're much bigger (one thing we have that bigger. Wooot!). That is except for what we call scotch pancakes, which are smaller. Flapjacks are called tray bakes, although where I grew up we called them 'nutty cakes', which would be a great name for this thread What I still find odd is that the English generally eat pancakes on just one day a year, at least they used to, on Pancake or Shrove Tuesday. Is that mad or what? |
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11-23-2007 04:02
From: Sandy Carver You were supposed to say, "No, he kinda likes it" Not as good as the '"she's gone to the carribean" "Jamaica?" "No, she went of her own accord."' gag, but it's getting there.
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11-23-2007 04:03
From: Conan Godwin Those things starbucks call scones really are scones. What are these biscuit things then? Describe in detail please My definitions: biscuits: doughy scone looking objects. Not typically sweet. Tastes more like bread. scones: Looks almost identical to a biscuit only a thicker cake like texture and usually sweeter. Starbucks scones: Triangular shaped, more cake like than bread than a traditional scone and usually very sweet. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biscuit
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11-23-2007 04:04
From: Conan Godwin Not as good as the '"she's gone to the carribean" "Jamaica?" "No, she went of her own accord."' gag, but it's getting there. Whats a Greek Urn? About 50 drachma an hour (it was better before the Euro!!!) |
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11-23-2007 04:05
From: Chas Connolly Pancakes are called pancakes, but they're not like your pancakes. They're much bigger (one thing we have that bigger. Wooot!). That is except for what we call scotch pancakes, which are smaller. Flapjacks are called tray bakes, although where I grew up we called them 'nutty cakes', which would be a great name for this thread What I still find odd is that the English generally eat pancakes on just one day a year, at least they used to, on Pancake or Shrove Tuesday. Is that mad or what? Not really. Pancakes, being fried in a frying pan with oil, will eventually kill you with clogged arteries. No amount of blueberries can reverse this process. Although personally I eat them about once a week on average  I've seen American pancakes though, and I assure you ours are bigger. Oh wait - are you British, Chas? Because it sounded like you were saying American pancakes were bigger - what with saying "your pancakes" when I'm also British. Scotch pancakes are called Drop Scones in Scotland by the way.
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11-23-2007 04:06
From: Sandy Carver Whats a Greek Urn?
About 50 drachma an hour
(it was better before the Euro!!!) Is Greece in the Euro? I thought they were too busy imprisoning plane spotters nerds to notice anything outside Greece.
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11-23-2007 04:07
From: Bradley Bracken My definitions:
biscuits: doughy scone looking objects. Not typically sweet. Tastes more like bread.
scones: Looks almost identical to a biscuit only a thicker cake like texture and usually sweeter.
Starbucks scones: Triangular shaped, more cake like than bread than a traditional scone and usually very sweet. I´m hungry now  |
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11-23-2007 04:09
Okay, let's talk about muffins, shall we. Thanks to you yanks, we now have two kinds of muffins. Your muffin is about as close to a real muffin as a scone is to a biscuit! How dare you call one of the world's greatest culinary invention an 'English muffin', as if we didn't invent muffins first And I won't even mention crumpets. |
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11-23-2007 04:10
From: Chas Connolly And I won't even mention crumpets. Please do though, someone called me a little crumpet the other day, wasn´t sure whether that was a compliment or not |
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11-23-2007 04:11
From: Chas Connolly And I won't even mention crumpets. I don't think you need to. We don't have crumpets do we? Only time I hear them mentioned is when little girls are playing tea time. Would they taste good with canned cheese squirted on them?
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11-23-2007 04:11
From: Conan Godwin Not really. Pancakes, being fried in a frying pan with oil, will eventually kill you with clogged arteries. No amount of blueberries can reverse this process. Although personally I eat them about once a week on average I've seen American pancakes though, and I assure you ours are bigger. Oh wait - are you British, Chas? Because it sounded like you were saying American pancakes were bigger - what with saying "your pancakes" when I'm also British. Scotch pancakes are called Drop Scones in Scotland by the way. Ah, just goes to so how thoroughly confused I am? Yep, a Brit who thought you were a yank. Anyone for tea? |
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11-23-2007 04:11
Do you guys have crumpets? Or pikelets as my gran used to call them. But she was from the Black Country.
Warm toasted crumpets round the fire on a chilly winter's night. It doesn't get much better than that.
EDIT: Jeez this thread is moving too fast!!!!
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11-23-2007 04:12
From: Tomas Gandini Ok! Now that we have throughtly confused ourselves with the chips/crips and fries, what about donuts and crullers? I don't know what crullers are. May I have a plate of crullers please? With gravy? |
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11-23-2007 04:12
From: Sally Silvera Please do though, someone called me a little crumpet the other day, wasn´t sure whether that was a compliment or not Are you sure they didn't mean strumpet? 
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11-23-2007 04:13
From: Kelly Kuiper Do you guys have crumpets? Or pikelets as my gran used to call them. But she was from the Black Country.
Warm toasted crumpets round the fire on a chilly winter's night. It doesn't get much better than that. You can't beat a bit of crumpet |