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Ever wondered what Cilantro (=Coriander) means? Confectioners' sugar? Half and half?
Not all ingredients or measurements are the same from country to country. This handy Cheat Sheet can help you find the closest equivalent ingredients if you're stuck.
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- Cookery Terms
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Appetizer - Starter
Entrée - Main Course
biscuit - sconebroiler - grill
canned - tinned
cookie - biscuit
cookie sheet/baking
pan - baking tray
hard-cooked eggs - hard-boiled eggs
mold - mould
noodles - pasta
pie pan - pie tin
plastic wrap - cling film
rack - shelf
shortdough pastry - shortcrust pastry
stovetop - cooker/hob
wax paper - greaseproof paper
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- Ingredients
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All-purpose flour = plain flour
andouille sausage = smoked sausage
baking soda = bicarbonate of soda
bouillon granules = stock cube
cilantro = fresh coriander
confectioners' sugar = icing sugar
frozen whipped topping = long-life whipped UHT cream
corn syrup = golden syrup
cornstarch = cornflour
egg substitute = egg white
eggplant = aubergine
fava beans = broad beans
frosting = icing
garbanzo beans = chickpeas
graham cracker = digestive biscuit
granulated sugar = caster sugar
great Northern beans = cannellini beans
green onions = spring onions
ground beef (ground lamb, turkey, pork) = minced beef (minced lamb, turkey, pork)
half and half = single cream
ham steaks = gammon steaks
heavy cream = whipping cream
instant pudding mix = whipped dessert mix
Jell-O® gelatin = jelly
jelly = jam
lasagna noodles = lasagne sheets
molasses = treacle
non-fat milk = skimmed milk
oatmeal = porridge
pie crust = pastry crust
pizza crust = pizza base
pork tenderloin = pork fillet
potato chips = potato crisps
reduced fat milk = semi-skimmed milk
semisweet chocolate = dark chocolate
shortening (e.g., Crisco®) = butter or margarine, or vegetable fat spread (e.g., Stork®)
snow peas = mangetout
tomato paste = tomato puree
whole wheat flour = wholemeal flour
zucchini = courgette
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- Oven Temperature
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Fahrenheit
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Centigrade
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Gas mark
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80
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30
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100
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40
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240
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115
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1/4
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265
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130
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1/2
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290
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140
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1
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300
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150
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1 or 2
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310
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155
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2
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325
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160
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2 or 3
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335
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170
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3
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350
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175
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3 or 4
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355
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180
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4
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375
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190
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4 or 5
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380
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195
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5
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400
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200
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6
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425
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220
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7
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450
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230
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8
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470
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245
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9
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