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American-English Recipe Translator
Weights and Measures
| 1 US pint = 16 fl oz 1 UK pint = 20 fl oz |
| 1 tblsp |
½ fl oz |
| 1 cup |
8 fl oz / ½ US pint |
| 2 cups |
16 fl oz / 1 pint |
| 4 cups |
1 quart / 2 pints |
| 4 quarts |
1 gallon / 8 US pints |
| 1 tsp |
5 mls |
| 1 tblsp |
15 mls |
| 1 cup |
240 mls |
| 1 quart |
1 litre |
| 1 ounce |
28 grams |
| 1 pound |
454 grams |
| 3 tsp |
1 tblsp |
| 4 tblsp |
¼ cup |
| 5⅓ tblsp |
⅓ cup |
| 8 tblsp |
½ cup |
| 10⅔ tblsp |
⅔ cup |
| 12 tblsp |
¾ cup |
| 16 tblsp |
1 cup |
Translations:
| American |
English |
| baked potato |
jacket potato |
| beet |
beetroot |
| beef stock |
brown stock |
| bologna |
polony |
| bully beef |
corned beef |
| Canadian bacon |
back bacon |
| chocolate sprinkles |
chocolate vermicelli |
| chop |
cutlet |
| cilantro |
coriander leaves |
| cooked oatmeal |
porridge |
| cookie |
biscuit |
| corn |
maize |
| cornstarch |
corn flour |
| corn syrup |
golden syrup |
| corned beef |
salt beef |
| cotton candy |
candy floss |
| cupcake |
fairy cake |
| doughnut |
ring doughnut |
| eggplant |
aubergine |
| endive |
chicory |
| English muffin |
crumpet |
| fava bean |
broad bean |
| fish sticks |
fish fingers |
| French fries |
chips |
| frosting |
icing |
| ginger snap |
ginger nut |
| Graham crackers |
digestive biscuits |
| green bell pepper |
green pepper |
| ground beef / hamburger |
mince |
| hamburger bun |
bap |
| hard candy |
boiled sweet |
| hard cider |
cider |
| heavy cream |
double cream |
| jelly doughnut |
doughnut |
| juice drink |
squash |
| ladyfinger |
sponge finger |
| light brown cane sugar |
demerara sugar |
| light cream |
single cream |
| liverwurst |
liver sausage |
| meatball |
faggot |
| mince pie filling |
mincemeat |
| molasses |
treacle |
| pie |
tart |
| porterhouse steak |
sirloin |
| potato chips |
crisps |
| powdered candy |
sherbet |
| powdered (confectioner's) sugar |
icing sugar |
| romaine lettuce |
cos lettuce |
| Saran wrap |
Cling film |
| sirloin |
rump steak |
| small shrimp |
prawn |
| string beans |
French beans |
| taffy |
toffee |
| tenderloin steak |
fillet steak |
| top round |
silverside |
| wax paper |
greaseproof paper |
| white raisin |
sultana |
| white stock |
chicken or fish stock |
| whole kernel corn |
sweet corn |
| whole meal bread |
brown bread |
| yellow turnip |
swede |
| zucchini |
courgette |
If you can think of any more that should be in this list, or if there is something in one of my recipes and you don't know what it is, e-mail me
and I will try to find out a translation or an alternative for you.