aubergine : eggplant
beetroot : beet
biscuit : cookie or cracker (sweet biscuit or savoury biscuit)
boiled sweet : hard candy
brown bread : wholemeal bread
brown stock : beef stock
bully beef : corned beef
candyfloss : cotton candy
chicory : endive
chips : french fries
coriander leaves : cilantro
corn : almost any grain (see maize and sweetcorn)
corned beef : canned pressed ham (see salt beef)
cornflour : cornstarch
cos lettuce : romaine
courgette : zucchini
crisps : potato chips
crumpet : something a bit like an English muffin ("English muffins" do not exist in England)
custard : custard sauce, or sometimes baked custard
cutlet : chop
digestive biscuits : something like Graham crackers
double cream : heavy cream
doughnut : jelly doughnut
endive : chicory
fairy cake : cupcake
fillet steak : tenderloin steak
fish fingers : fish sticks
French beans : string beans
greaseproof paper : wax paper
green pepper : bell pepper
icing : frosting
icing sugar : powdered (confectioner's) sugar
jacket potato : baked potato
liver sausage : liverwurst
maize : corn
mince : ground beef / hamburger
mincemeat : mince pie filling (dried fruit, peel, brandy, etc; very occasionally contains meat)
offal : liver, kidneys, tongue, tripe and any other animal organs
perry : hard cider made from pears instead of apples
plum duff : plum pudding
porridge : cooked oatmeal
prawn : small shrimp
ring doughnut : doughnut
sherbet : powdered candy
sponge finger : ladyfinger
squash : juice drink
sultana : white raisin
swede : yellow turnip
tart : pie
toffee : taffy
treacle : similar to molasses
whipping cream : halfway between light and heavy cream
white stock : chicken or fish stock
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