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title: "Regional names — Kitchen glossary — Tiny Plates"
description: "Ingredients with a different name in the US, the UK and Australia, so you buy the right thing."
url: "https://www.tinyplates.dev/glossary/category/regional-names"
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# Regional names

Ingredients with a different name in the US, the UK and Australia, so you buy the right thing.

* [All-purpose flourAll-purpose flour is a medium-protein white wheat flour for cakes, cookies, sauces and bread. In the UK it is plain flour, in Sweden vetemjöl.](https://www.tinyplates.dev/glossary/all-purpose-flour)
* [ArugulaArugula is a peppery salad green with a nutty bite. It is called rocket in the UK and Australia, and rucola or ruccola in much of Europe.](https://www.tinyplates.dev/glossary/arugula)
* [Baking powderBaking powder is a mix of baking soda, a dry acid and starch that makes cakes and muffins rise. Here is how much to use and how to test if it is fresh.](https://www.tinyplates.dev/glossary/baking-powder)
* [Baking sodaBaking soda is sodium bicarbonate, a strong leavening that needs an acid to work. In the UK it is bicarbonate of soda, in Ireland bread soda.](https://www.tinyplates.dev/glossary/baking-soda)
* [BeetBeets are sweet, earthy root vegetables, usually deep red. Americans say beet, while the UK, Ireland and Australia say beetroot. Here is how to cook them.](https://www.tinyplates.dev/glossary/beet)
* [Bell pepperBell peppers are sweet, crisp peppers with no heat. They are called peppers in the UK, capsicum in Australia and India, and paprika in Sweden.](https://www.tinyplates.dev/glossary/bell-pepper)
* [Bread flourBread flour is a high-protein white wheat flour that gives chewy, well-risen loaves. In the UK it is strong flour, in Sweden vetemjöl special.](https://www.tinyplates.dev/glossary/bread-flour)
* [Brown sugarBrown sugar is white sugar with molasses, moist and caramel-flavored. Here are light vs dark, UK soft brown and muscovado, and Swedish farinsocker.](https://www.tinyplates.dev/glossary/brown-sugar)
* [ChickpeaChickpeas are round, nutty legumes used in hummus, curries and salads. In the US they are also garbanzo beans, in India chana, in Italy ceci.](https://www.tinyplates.dev/glossary/chickpea)
* [CilantroCilantro is the fresh leaves and stems of the coriander plant, bright and citrusy. In the UK, Australia and India it is called fresh coriander.](https://www.tinyplates.dev/glossary/cilantro)
* [CornmealCornmeal is dried corn ground into a gritty meal, for cornbread, polenta and coatings. The UK often sells it as polenta, South Africa as maize meal.](https://www.tinyplates.dev/glossary/cornmeal)
* [CornstarchCornstarch is the pure starch of corn, a fine white powder for thickening sauces and crisping coatings. In the UK, Ireland and Australia it is cornflour.](https://www.tinyplates.dev/glossary/cornstarch)
* [EggplantEggplant is a glossy purple vegetable that turns silky and creamy when well cooked. In the UK, Ireland and Sweden it is aubergine, in India brinjal.](https://www.tinyplates.dev/glossary/eggplant)
* [Fava beanFava beans, called broad beans in the UK, are big, sweet green beans in thick pods. Here is how to pod, blanch and peel them, and their other names.](https://www.tinyplates.dev/glossary/fava-bean)
* [Golden syrupGolden syrup is a thick, amber sugar syrup with a buttery caramel taste, used in British flapjacks and tarts. Here is what to use in its place in the US.](https://www.tinyplates.dev/glossary/golden-syrup)
* [Ground meatGround meat is meat put through a grinder, used in burgers, meatballs and sauces. In the UK it is mince, in Sweden köttfärs. Cook it to 71°C (160°F).](https://www.tinyplates.dev/glossary/ground-meat)
* [Half-and-halfHalf-and-half is a mix of whole milk and cream, about 10 to 18 percent fat, sold in the US and Canada. Here is what to use where you cannot buy it.](https://www.tinyplates.dev/glossary/half-and-half)
* [Heavy creamHeavy cream is rich cream with at least 36 percent fat that whips well and can boil without curdling. Here are its UK, Swedish and Australian names.](https://www.tinyplates.dev/glossary/heavy-cream)
* [Light creamLight cream is a pourable cream with about 18 to 30 percent fat, for coffee and finishing sauces. In the UK it is single cream. It will not whip.](https://www.tinyplates.dev/glossary/light-cream)
* [Powdered sugarPowdered sugar is sugar ground to a fine powder for frosting, glazes and dusting. In the UK it is icing sugar, in the US also confectioners' sugar.](https://www.tinyplates.dev/glossary/powdered-sugar)
* [RutabagaRutabaga is a large yellow-fleshed root, sweet and peppery. The English call it swede, Scots neeps or turnip, and Swedes kålrot. Here is how to cook it.](https://www.tinyplates.dev/glossary/rutabaga)
* [ScallionScallions are young onions with a small white base and long green tops, used raw or lightly cooked. The UK and Australia call them spring onions.](https://www.tinyplates.dev/glossary/scallion)
* [Self-rising flourSelf-rising flour is all-purpose flour with baking powder and salt mixed in. The UK self-raising kind has no salt. Here is how to make your own.](https://www.tinyplates.dev/glossary/self-raising-flour)
* [ShallotA shallot is a small, mild onion that grows in clusters, sweeter and gentler than a regular onion. Here is how to use it and what to swap in for it.](https://www.tinyplates.dev/glossary/shallot)
* [ShrimpPrawns and shrimp are small shellfish that cook in two to three minutes. Americans say shrimp for almost all of them, Britons and Australians say prawn.](https://www.tinyplates.dev/glossary/shrimp)
* [Snow peaSnow peas are flat, crisp pea pods eaten whole before the peas inside grow. In the UK and Ireland they are called mangetout. Here is how to cook them.](https://www.tinyplates.dev/glossary/snow-pea)
* [Superfine sugarSuperfine sugar is white sugar with very fine crystals that dissolve fast, ideal for meringues and sponges. In the UK it is called caster sugar.](https://www.tinyplates.dev/glossary/superfine-sugar)
* [Whipping creamWhipping cream has about 30 to 36 percent fat in the US, enough to whip into soft, light peaks. Here is how it differs from heavy and double cream.](https://www.tinyplates.dev/glossary/whipping-cream)
* [ZucchiniZucchini is a mild green summer squash, tender enough to eat raw and quick to cook. In the UK, Ireland and France it is called courgette.](https://www.tinyplates.dev/glossary/zucchini)