Questions about naming and translation of culinary terms and phrases.
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Translating cooking terms between US / UK / AU / CA / NZ
This post is an attempt to keep track of the terms that differ between dialects of English or exist in some dialects but not others: British / Australian / Canadian / American / etc.
It's a community ...
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What international cooking terms sound similar but have different meanings?
I am not the only international user here, and I bet that others are just as confused as I am when we read something on an American-centric resource and the corresponding translation in our language ...
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What is this cooking method called
Whats this cooking method called where you bury the food (potato, sugarbeet, guava, corn cobs)in hot charcoal ashes?
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“Pie” vs “Tart”?
I've been told that there are some differences between a "pie" and a "tart". What's the difference, and when do I call it a pie, and when do I call it a tart?
Sorry for my English!
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What is the egg mixture used in gratins called in English?
This is one of these weird cases of synchronicity. I was wondering today how it is called in English. Then I answered a question, and needed the word for the answer.
The dishes I mean may not always ...
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Is there a difference between Stew and Casserole?
Is there a proper distinction between a slow cooked meat dish labelled a casserole and one labelled stew?
And if there is a traditional distinction would it be fair to say that the distinction is no ...
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How many different varieties of 'pancake' are there?
I'm not talking about ingredient differences like adding blueberries or chocolate chips, or even buttermilk or cooked pumpkin to the batter ...
How many fundamentally different regional types of ...
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What is the English name for Chitra Rajmah?
What is this variety of kidney beans called in English? We call them "Chitra Rajmah" in Hindi.
http://www.helloorganic.com/Rajma_chitra.html
