Brit-Speak: Food

[Steve]

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, "Lisa (Jennings) Mamula"
<mercy_72476 at y...> wrote:
> 
> 
> I, being the ignorant American that I am, have some more questions
> about  Brit-speak, this time for food.  
> 
> 1) What is all this talk about "puddings" and "tarts"???  I am 
> especially curious about "treacle tart."  
> 

Pudding means dessert also referred to as 'afters'. Rarely when they
talk about pudding do they really mean pudding; it could be ice cream,
pie, cake, Jell-0 (which they call Jelly), or anything else an
American might consider Dessert.

> 2) What is tripe?
> 

It is a soup made primarily from the Intestines of large animals like
sheep or cows. So in simple terms ... guts soup. Also used to refer to
the meaty intestines themselves. 


> 3) What are "meat pies"? 
> (particularly, I remember several HP canon references to "steak and 
> kidney pie" ... what is it?)
> 

We call them Pot Pies, as in Swanson Pot Pies. You can buy them in any
US grocery store. Think of double crust(upper and lower) pie with beef
stew as filling instead of fruit and you'll have a pretty close idea.

...and for reference, Pasty (UK) = Hot Pockets (US).



> 4) I'm also puzzled by "beef tea."  Is this like the American 
> "broth," or  something else entirely?
> 

Can't imagine what this might be. My guess would be the same as your;
'broth' or bouillon.


> If any of these appear to be silly questions, please, no flaming.
> I'm just asking to be more well-informed.  :) 
>
> Thanks!
> LisaMarie

Here are some links to British<->American dictionaries-

Best of British (very fun)-
http://www.effingpot.com/

Dictionary of English Slang-
http://www.peevish.co.uk/slang/

http://www.travelfurther.net/dictionaries/

Hope that helps.

Steve/bboyminn (was bboy_mn)