What's this?
popsicle
it's an ice lolly
what's that?
oatmeal
it's a bowl of porridge to me me... looks like a bowl of porridge
is oatmeal the oats, or what it's called when it's cooked?
when it's cooked
oatmeal
that's a skillet
and what do you use that for?
frying things
we call that a frying pan
makes sense
what is that?
a crock pot
a crock pot... crock pot... we would call that a slow cooker
I think crock pot is the brand
what's that?
a pot
we would call that a saucepan
silverware
cutlery
confectioners' sugar
icing sugar
which is basically very, very, very fine sugar
beets
beetroot
what's that?
herbs
herbs... we pronounce the 'H'... herbs
we don't
arugula
rocket... delicious in salads, quite spicy... spicy leaf
cilantro
coriander
oregano
oregano we say, so same word, but it's pronounced differently, so what do you say again?
oregano
oregano.. we say oregano
basil
again same word, basil... basil, so we would say basil, you would say...
basil
what's this.. what are these?
cupcakes
and what's on top of them?
frosting
frosting... what's... well we could call that icing
it looks like chocolate icing, see we would never use...
it's chocolate frosting
we would never use the word frosting... what's on top of the icing?
sprinkles
we could call those hundreds and thousands
very British right?
hundreds and thousands, so...
you call them sprinkles, we call them hundreds and thousands
what's this?
a fillet mignon
we just say fillet steak
you tend to use the French word, and we just say fillet steak... do you say fillet steak?
no, we don't
what are these?
shrimp
prawns
what's that?
a baked potato
a baked potato? We would say jacket potato
what is this?
it's a jacket potato
jacket potato
do you say jacket potato?
no
what's the jacket potato wrapped in?
aluminum foil
we'd call that tin foil
maybe aluminium foil
but probably tin foil
okay, so we would call this cider
what would you call this?
we would call that hard cider
why hard? Why do you add the word hard?
because it has alcohol
oh, so anything with alcohol is hard cider, and if it's not got alcohol in it, then it's just cider
but if it was made from apples
exactly
so you have apple cider, and then you have hard apple cider
and hard apple cider contains alcohol
exactly
which we would just call cider
okay, what's this
seltzer
sparkling water
liquor
spirits
so in England, we drink a lot of this stuff, this takes me right back to my childhood
I would have a glass of his sugary stuff every couple of hours to be honest
it's basically very, very sweet fruit juice which you dilute with water
does this exist in America?
no, that would just be juice
okay we'd call it squash - like fruit squash
in an English menu, you'd have starters, main course, and then desserts
what would you sometimes, maybe not always... what would you often call the main course?
entrées
is that at all restaurants, or just, kind of, quite posh ones?
most restaurants would have that
most restaurants would have entrée?
we would never use that, and I guess that's again a French word
so in the U.K. you would not get entrée, you would not hear that word entrée so much
cookies
biscuits
biscuits? Are those biscuits? They look like scones to me
biscuits and gravy
even within the U.K. we have two variants on this word
some people call them scones, some people call them scones
so... who knows
wax paper
greaseproof paper
what's this?
canned fruit
we say tinned fruit, you say canned, we say tinned
hmm... interesting
cotton candy
candy floss
cream puffs
profiteroles
heavy cream
we'd call that double cream, you would never see this label in England with the word heavy cream
another thing you would never see, is the volume measured in fluid ounces
that's definitely an incredibly American label right there
Nutella
you would say what?
Nutella
we'd say Nutella, so 'nu' and 'na' basically
and if you very carefully you can actually see... actually that label is in Arabic look...
'kareema al bundaq ma3 al-kakao'
mmm... hazelnut spread with cocoa... yum
salt water taffy
we don't have salt water taffy, we would just call those toffees
salt water taffy is a very southern candy
you could get in places like Florida, Virginia, Carolinas
okay interesting
so you can't get it everywhere
can't get it in Wisconsin
I mean you might, but...
if you're from Wisconsin, leave a comment, can you get it there?
what's this?
candy
sweets
egg plant
aubergine
premier foods
premier foods... say that word again
premier
premier... so you put the emphasis on the premIER
you put the emphasis on 'ier', we say PREMier
if i see the sign 'Premier Inn', I'd say Premier Inn, what do you say?
I say Premier Inn
Premier Inn... okay
what's that?
a zucchini
we would call that a courgette
what are these greeny, purply looking vegetables?
rutabaga
rutabaga... we'd call these swedes
not like a Swedish person
but like a swede
if you have them in Scotland, you can have them with Haggis
and you'd call it neeps and tatties
and basically....what?
and you have them... basically neeps and tatties are like mashed up swede, mashed up potato
boiled in salted water, served alongside haggis, which is basically sheeps, heart, liver and lungs
french fries
chips
crisps
grilled cheese
toastie
tomato