Tuesday, 15 April 2014

Cooking USA/Australia dictionary

Raisins = sultanas
Zante currants = currants. both sourced from sunny california!
Peppers = capsicums
Shortening = hydrogenated vegetable oil, apparently very bad for you, substitute with butter
Biscuits = scones, I think. I have yet to make the recipe, but it is coming up a lot in context with southern cooking (shrimp and biscuit). Possibly used as a bread substitute?
filet = filet, but pronounced the french way - ie, filet of fish, pronounced fillay of fish.
grill = BBQ. People do have BBQ's, but they refer to firing up the grill. We still have to find sausages, but we're currently pursuing 'breakfast sausages', which, we think, when found in beef (lots of chicken and turkey out there) might taste sort of like an Aussie sausage
Confectioners powdered sugar = icing sugar

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