I've been wondering. What's the difference between a cupcake and muffin? My American colleague says a cupcake has icing; a muffin doesn't. But muffins to me have always been savory breads ala McDonald's Egg McMuffin.
Then came the question from my American colleague - what's a biscuit? And cracker?
So, what Americans call "biscuit", the Brits call "scone"; American crackers are English biscuits; English crackers are American crisps; American fries are English chips.
Napkins and serviettes?
Have I got it right? Wrong?
I think between Napkins and serviettes, the average singaporean would still end up calling it *tissue paper*.
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Another one for you - what about "cookies"? I had this impression that "biscuits" to British are "cookies" to Americans ie. Americans use "cookies" and "crackers" interchangeably but perhaps "crackers" might be the salty type?
ReplyDeleteI think Southern US cuisine includes a type of biscuit that does not look remotely like the sort of biscuit that we know. They eat with gravy or something like that.