EQUIVALENT NAMES FOR INGREDIENTS
| Australian | American | British |
| 125 g butter | 1 stick of butter | 4 oz butter (1/4 pound) |
| baking trays | cookie sheets | baking trays |
| bicarbonate of soda | baking soda | bicarbonate of soda |
| black-eyed beans | black-eyed peas | black-eyed beans |
| broad beans | fava beans | broad beans |
| butter lettuce | butterhead lettuce | cabbage lettuce |
| capsicum | sweet pepper or bell pepper | green or red pepper |
| castor sugar | superfine sugar | caster sugar |
| chick peas | garbanzo beans | chick peas |
| chillies | hot peppers | chillies |
| chokos | chayote | chayota |
| (to) chop | mince | (to) chop |
| coriander | Chinese parsley | coriander |
| corned beef | salt beef | corned beef |
| cornflour | cornstarch | cornflour |
| cos lettuce | Romaine lettuce | Cos or Romaine lettuce |
| cream | light cream | single cream |
| cube sugar | loaf sugar | cube or lump sugar |
| essence | extract | essence |
| eggplant | eggplant or aubergine | aubergine |
| fillet | tenderloin | fillet |
| firmly beaten egg whites | dry egg whites | firmly beaten egg whites |
| fried | pan-broiled or pan fried | fried |
| frying pan | skillet | frying pan |
| glace fruit | candied fruit | glace fruit |
| gravy beef | stew beef | gravy beef |
| grill, griller | broil, broiler | gril, griller |
| ground rice, rice flour | rice flour | ground rice |
| hard-boiled egg | hard cooked egg | hard-boiled egg |
| icing sugar | confectioners’ sugar | icing sugar, powdered sugar |
| king prawns | jumbo shrimps | shrimps |
| mince / minced meat | ground (meat) | mince / minced (meat) |
| morello or sour cherries | sour cherries | morello cherries |
| mortadella | baloney | mortadella |
| offal | variety meat | offal |
| okra | ladies fingers or gumbo | okra |
| papaw, pawpaw | papaya | pawpaw |
| pimientos | pimientos | pimentos |
| plain flour | all-purpose flour | plain flour |
| potato flour | potato starch | potato flour |
| prawns | shrimps | shrimps |
| (to) rub butter or fat into dry ingredients | cut in shortening | (to) rub butter or fat into dry ingredients |
| shallots, spring onion | scallions, green onions | spring onions |
| sesame seeds | benne seeds | sesame seeds |
| semolina | farina | semolina |
| (to) shell | (to) shuck or hull | (to) shell |
| shortcrust pastry | basic pastry or shortcrust pastry | shortcrust |
| snow peas | sugar snap peas | mange tout |
| sour cream | dairy sour cream | soured cream |
| stock cubes | bouillon cubes | stock cubes |
| saltanas | seedless white raisins or golden raisins | white raisins or saltanas |
| sweets thermometer | jellmeter | jam or candy thermometer |
| Swiss roll pan | jelly-roll pan | Swiss roll pan |
| thickened cream | heavy cream | double cream |
| unsalted butter | sweet butter | unsalted butter |
| zucchini | zucchini | courgette |
