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George Bernard Shaw said "the British and the Americans are two peoples separated by a common language". Presumably, he was speaking about food at the time as you will see in the chart below, listing American (left column) and British (right) culinary terms.
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BRITISH
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all-purpose flour
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plain flour
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baking sheet
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baking tray
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baking soda
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bicarbonate of soda
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beef cut from the rump
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silverside
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beet
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beetroot
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bouillon cube
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stock cubes
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bread flour
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strong flour
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cake/ baking pan
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cake tin
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candied fruit
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glacé fruits
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catsup, tomato
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ketchup
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celery rib
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celery stick
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cilantro
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coriander, fresh
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cookies
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biscuits
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confectioners'/powdered sugar
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icing sugar
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cornstarch
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cornflour
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cream, heavy
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double cream
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cream, light, half-and-half
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single cream
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eggplant
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aubergine
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extract (vanilla, etc.)
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essence
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farina
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semolina
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fat from roasted meat
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dripping
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fatback
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pork fat
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fava beans
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broad beans
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flank steak
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skirt steak
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French-fried potatoes
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chips |
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graham crackers
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digestive biscuits
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ground meats
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minced meats
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ham
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gammon
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hard-cooked eggs
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hard-boiled eggs
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heaping spoonful
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heaped spoonful
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jumbo shrimp
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king prawns
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large cut of meat to roast
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joint
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light corn syrup
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golden syrup
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molasses
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treacle
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papaya
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paw paw
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pig's foot
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pig's trotter
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pork shoulder roast
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hand of pork
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potato chips
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crisps
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raisins/seedless, golden
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sultanas
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round steak/stewing beef
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chuck steak
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sausages
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bangers
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scallions, green onions
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spring or salad onions
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shortening, vegetable
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Margarine/Butter/Lard
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shredded coconut
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desiccated coconut
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shrimp
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prawns
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(to) shuck
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(to) hull
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skillet
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frying pan
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slice
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rasher
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spatula
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fish slice
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strain; strainer
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sieve
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(to) strain
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(to) sift
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stuffing mixture for meat or fish
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forcemeat
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Sugar, superfine
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castor sugar
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sweet or bell peppers
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capsicums
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tomato catsup
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tomato ketchup
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vanilla bean
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vanilla pod
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variety meats (liver, kidney etc)
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offal
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wax paper
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Greaseproof/Parchment paper
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zucchini
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courgette
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