Food glossary for Non-Aussies

[gertbysea]

Just updated my list with
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Slice
Linseed
Courgette
Prawns

I'm not sure about my definitions so input appreciated!  Especially "slice."  You Aussies seem to be huge fans, but I scratch my head whenever I see it because I can never quite picture what you mean. 

Laurao I have lived her 49 years and still have no idea what a slice is either. Never made one and never eaten one.that I know of.

Gert

[astarra]

Yes you would have, I'm sure Gert!! 

But at a bit of a loss how to describe it....not a cake, a flat baked thing. 
you are probably right with the square idea.

Examples: zucchini slice (same recipe as muffins but done in a pan)
              apple slice
              ginger crunch (well I would call it a slice, not sure about anyone else)
              vanilla slice (we called this custard square in NZ)
              weetbix slice

[gertbysea]

Yes I have seen DH eat a vanilla slice many years ago.

Gert

[Cuilidh]

I am not sure of the exact definition of a slice - I generally think of it as a 'normal' cake, baked in a flat square or rectangular tin and cut up into squares or rectangles!  I think it can also be a firmer mixture than a cake mix, once again baked in a flat tin and it may also comprise one or more layers.

Linseed is also called flax seed and you can get golden or brown.  Golden is better for you.

Courgette is Zucchinni (that may not be spelled correctly, sorry about that)

[judydawn]

Laura, check out all these slices - http://www.taste.com.au/recipes/collections/slices.

What do you call anything baked like this?  A tray bake perhaps?

[LauraTO]

Thank you Judy! That confirmed my suspicions. We would call those "squares" like date squares, lemon squares, or sometimes "bars" as in Nanaimo bars. Gert that's probably no help to you though

[judydawn]

OK, another one sorted 

[Tasty]

I have had to work out quite a few of these when I try to convert some US/Canadian recipes too.


I haven't read all the thread but there is a recipe that needs cornmeal. Is that the same thing as cornstarch?

I've also learnt that button mushrooms are crimini mushrooms, romaine lettuce is cos lettuce, Napa cabbage is chinese cabbage, swiss chard is silverbeet.

[cookie1]

I THINK the UK call a slice a tray bake. I'm sure I saw it on GBBO. I wish Gem TV would bring another lot of this show. I really enjoy it.

[gertbysea]

I have had to work out quite a few of these when I try to convert some US/Canadian recipes too.


I haven't read all the thread but there is a recipe that needs cornmeal. Is that the same thing as cornstarch?

I've also learnt that button mushrooms are crimini mushrooms, romaine lettuce is cos lettuce, Napa cabbage is chinese cabbage, swiss chard is silverbeet.

Corn meal is polenta or ground corn.

Gert

[sue_purrb]

Isn't cornmeal polenta? And cornstarch is cornflour, I think.

Too quick for me, Gert!

[Cornish Cream]

I THINK the UK call a slice a tray bake.

You're correct Cookie we call it a Tray Bake

[cookie1]

Thank you GBBO. 

[Tasty]

Thanks Gert and Sue.

I have never used polenta. I was thinking of trying a recipe that uses this to make pancakes. Is it something that you need to know how to cook properly? Any tips?

[gertbysea]

Tasty you would not use cornmeal  to make pancakes..

There are many recipes on this forum  for polenta which is really a savoury thing.



Gert