Hello
I am creating a cookbook for my children and I need to find a list of alternative names for some ingredients. For example in New Zealand cornflour is what we know as cornstarch. Dark corn syrup is known as golden syrup in New Zealand. I would like to include a list of "What is it" as a section in the cookbook to clear up the confusion.

Thanks so much for your help!

Why not just explain it in script the way you did here ?

cornflour = cornstarch

dark corn syrup - golden corn syrup

tick

OK I use the following maybe some one can give you the alternative names for them. I'm in the United States

Wheat flour, white flour, cornmeal, sugar, brown sugar dark and light, sea salt, pepper, baking soda, baking powder, cornstarch, potato starch, bouillon, sherry, yeast, oatmeal, butter, balsamic vinegar, white/red wine vinegar... just a few

Anyone reading a cookbook from another country would usually look up some odd terminology if they spot a recipe they would like to conquer. There isn't much difference between our names and names in the UK. I have used recipe books from other countries and have never had a problem.

Surely butter is butter, oatmeal is oatmeal, etc. Although there are some different flours country to country but not hard to figure out.

I am in Canada.

Tick

Having come from New Zealand to North America I found it did take a bit to adjust to the different names of things. I am fine now and know what I'm talking about/looking for but at first it was pretty hard. I would go to bake and then find I had no idea what some things were. I remember seeing a list on the internet a long time ago and kept it until I had a computer crash. Now I would like to find it again just to include in the cook book as a little something extra. If I don't find it I guess it will not be in there. Many of my recipies are on my computer so I was trying to be lazy and just copy and paste :-)

I will keep searching and where I can I will alter the recipies before the book goes to print.

Have a very happy New Year!

Hi kiwi, didn't mean to burst your bubble but lived many places and always cooked and despite my moms help by mail always managed to sub anything I couldn't find in the market places where I lived. It was part of the fun of cooking in distant places. I am sure your children will find that amazing as well. If they really find the time to do any cooking ! I was always too amazed by what I saw to cook, but eventually settled down to do that too.


Tick