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
9 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.
8 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
8 months ago
incorrect on British term for Swede, American equivalent turnip. NOT SO
American equivalent is rutabaga
6 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.
4 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)