June 15, 2012

Farm Delivery Friday June 15 and Separated by a Common Language: Food Edition

 One of Riverford's options is a salad box, and with the bounty of early summer crops, it was just what I've been craving.  We still got some separate fruit and veg as well.

celery, spring onions, wet garlic, courgettes, cucumbers

 tomatoes, pears, rhubarb, beetroot

 strawberries and cherries
YUM!

 sweet potatoes and new potatoes
fun fact: root veg stores better in dry, dark, cool places (like wrapped in a brown paper bag) when you leave the dirt on.

 2L skimmed milk and ginger beer!
Becky posted about ginger beer on her blog, and when we met up on Tuesday I ordered one with lunch- it's delicious!

 mixed salad and rocket

Since today is the fifteenth and I've been aiming at posting my "Separated by a Common Language" posts on the fifteenths, I thought we'd make today's all about food!

 My absolute favorite dish, fish pie, at The Wellington, my absolute favorite pub.

As usual, the British is on the left, the American is on the right.

hominy...................grits
porridge..................oatmeal

courgette..................zucchini
aubergine..................eggplant
mangetout.......................snow peas
sultanas...................golden raisins

bangers and mash.......................sausage and mashed potatoes
neeps and tatties..................turnips and potatoes
jacket potato.......................baked potato

bap.....................hamburger bun
salad.....................lettuce (as in on a sandwich)
crisps..........................potato chips
chips....................thick fries, like steak fries or home fries

mince........................... ground beef
mincemeat...................chopped up dried fruit, like raisins, cherries, etc. 
prawns.......................shrimp

"Lost in translation" conversation between Paul and me, a few months after we moved here:
me, sitting on the computer staring blankly: I was going to look something up on the interwebs. What was I going to look up?
Paul: Pron.
Me: Why would I look up shrimp on the internet?!?

jam.....................jelly (and jam)
jelly.....................jell-o
biscuits.................cookies
sweeties........................candy
candy floss.........................cotton candy
buns....................small cakes
This last one got hilarious when I made some mini angel food cakes for work and was told my "buns were great." My giggling led to a lengthy conversation of what words were used as innuendos in our two nations.  
Hint: don't say "fanny pack" in the U.K..  If you insist on wearing one, call it a "bum bag" or "hip pack".

All desserts are called "puddings."  (There is no pudding here as Americans know it.)
That said, there is one specific pudding that is not a dessert:
 Yorkshire pudding.
Usually served with gravy, a meat, and veg, it is a sort of puffed roll-bowl.
Yorkshire pudding can be served with sweet toppings rather than savory, though...
just to keep us non-natives confused!