Britsh and American Equivilents
Common British and American cooking product (ingredient) equivalences
American to British Recipe Terms
Some common American ingredient terminology translated into the equivalent British term.
| American Term | British Term |
|---|---|
| all-purpose flour | plain flour |
| bacon | streaky bacon |
| bread flour | strong flour |
| broil | grill (with oven) |
| broiling | grilling (with oven) |
| casserole | bake |
| Canadian bacon | bacon |
| dark brown sugar | demerara sugar |
| eggplant | aubergine |
| flour | plain flour |
| graham crackers | digestive biscuits |
| granulated sugar (or just sugar) | castor sugar |
| karo syrup (corn syrup) | golden syrup |
| half and half | single cream |
| ham | gammon |
| heavy cream | double cream |
| light cream | single cream |
| molasses | treacle |
| navy beans | haricot beans |
| pie cherries | Morello cherries |
| pumpkin pie spice | mixed spice |
| seedless raisins | sultanas |
| semi-sweet chocolate | dark cooking chocolate |
| tomato paste | tomato puree |
| turnips | swedes |
| whipping cream | double cream |
| zucchini | courgette |
British to American Terms
Some common British ingredient terminology translated into the equivalent American term.
| British Term | American Term |
|---|---|
| aubergine | eggplant |
| bacon | ham or Canadian Bacon |
| castor sugar | superfine granulated sugar |
| courgette | zucchini |
| dark cooking chocolate | semi-sweet chocolate |
| demerara sugar | dark brown sugar |
| digestive biscuits | graham crackers |
| double cream | whipping cream, heavy cream |
| gammon | ham |
| golden syrup | light karo syrup (corn syrup) |
| grill | broil (with oven) |
| grilling | broiling (with oven) |
| haricot beans | navy beans |
| mixed spice | substitute pumpkin pie spice |
| Morello cherries | pie cherries |
| plain flour | all-purpose flour |
| single cream | light cream |
| strong flour | bread flour |
| sultanas | seedless light raisins |
| treacle | molasses |
| tomato puree | tomato paste |
| streaky bacon | bacon |
| swedes | turnips |
Comments
12 months ago
You are mistaken posting that seedless raisins =sultanas. The American equivalent of sultanas are sold as "golden raisins." They are, I believe made from green grapes rather than red or purple grapes.
10 months ago
You are correct about sultanas being dried white grapes. In England sultanas are smaller than than regular raisins. They are also a bit sweeter. Great for baking.AZZ
10 months ago
incorrect on British term for Swede, American equivalent turnip. NOT SO
American equivalent is rutabaga
9 months ago
Golden syrup is not same as corn syrup! You can sometimes get away with substituting one for the other, but you best not count on it.
6 months ago
Castor sugar is actually baking sugar, which is a finer particle size than regular granulated sugar. Or bar sugar (from what I’ve read - I’ve only used baking sugar)