Dialect part 4: food

Apr 04, 2008 17:19

Discussion on pikelets and crumpets has inspired to me to ask some further questions about food. This one's more international, I think:

Food questions )

dialect, food and drink

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philmophlegm April 4 2008, 19:03:38 UTC
1. Describe a muffin Mostly small spongey cakes made with things like chocolate chips and blueberries (i.e. the American sort). I distinctly remember watching Sesame Street once and hearing something described as an "English muffin", and am vaguely aware that this is not the same thing.
2. Describe a pancake. Basically batter fried on both sides in a shallow pan. How would you serve it? I like them with Nutella and ice cream.
3. What's the difference between a tart and a pie? I'm with your dad - generally a tart is sweet and a pie is savoury. There are exceptions.
4. What does the word "flan" make you think of? The Phantom Flan Flinger from TISWAS.
5. What is pudding? The sweet course you eat after your main course, both generally and when referring to specific types.
6. What's an entree? A sign that Gordon Ramsay is going to have a shouting match with the restaurant owner later in the episode.
7. What is mincemeat? Sweet stuff made with dried fruit and suet, put into mince pies.
8. What's a bun? A round bread product with spices and raisins - e.g. hot cross buns.
9. Porridge: seasoned with salt, seasoned with sugar, or best avoided? Best avoided.
10. How should beer be served? Don't care.
11. Name for small, sweet items of food particularly eaten by children. Sweets.
12. Particular items of no. 11 that you remember from your childhood. All the ones that everyone else has mentioned, including sweet cigarettes (which you definitely can still buy, even if they aren't called cigarettes any more), but excluding "herbal tablets" (they really don't sound like sweets - are you sure that an elderly relative wasn't trying to convince you to take some alternative therapy medicine?). Also, Texan Bars - roughly Mars Bar shaped with chewy nougat.
13. What's a catch-all term for the (usually metal) items you eat food with. Cutlery
14. Fruity stuff that comes in a jar and can be spread on bread. Jam or marmalade.

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the_marquis April 4 2008, 19:43:39 UTC
Oh wow Texan bars, half a centimeter thick nougat with chocolate! Only the chocolate almost always fell/flaked off

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