diplomum Posted December 21, 2016 Share Posted December 21, 2016 A sultana is a golden raisin in the US. A raisin in the UK is dark and the same size or larger than a sultana. Currants are dark and smaller. Dried mixed fruit has all three plus evil candied peel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luuknam Posted December 21, 2016 Share Posted December 21, 2016 (edited) A sultana is a golden raisin in the US. A raisin in the UK is dark and the same size or larger than a sultana. Currants are dark and smaller. Dried mixed fruit has all three plus evil candied peel. A rozijn is a dried grape, most commonly made from Sultana grapes. The color of a raisin depends on the drying process. A krent is a dried Vitis vinifera aka Corinthian grape, with Corinth being Dutchified into krent. And Sultana is a brand of cookie - apparently they've expanded their line, but this is what people in NL talk about when they talk about Sultanas: http://www.sultana.nl/producten/assortiment/fruitbiscuit-naturel/ Edited December 21, 2016 by luuknam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravin Posted December 21, 2016 Share Posted December 21, 2016 At the moment I can get orange, yellow, purple, blue and pink fantas at the loval supermarket. Those are the colors...don't they have flavors associated with them? The purple one is probably grape. And I stumbled on this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_availability_of_Fanta I wish I could get melon Fanta in the U.S. It's my favorite flavor. They had it on the fountain at my favorite Chinese restaurant in Japan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matryoshka Posted December 21, 2016 Share Posted December 21, 2016 A sultana is a golden raisin in the US. A raisin in the UK is dark and the same size or larger than a sultana. Currants are dark and smaller. Dried mixed fruit has all three plus evil candied peel. Sultanas and raisins are both dried grapes, I believe, just from different grape varieties (sultanas are from green grapes, vs red usually??). I also usually get 'golden raisins' when substituting for sultanas in a recipe. Differences in raisins from place to place is probably much due to the type of grape they dried. Currants are, well, dried currants, a berry, and entirely different type of fruit than a grape. Hence their tininess. :) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Corin Posted December 21, 2016 Share Posted December 21, 2016 (edited) Currants are, well, dried currants, a berry, and entirely different type of fruit than a grape. Hence their tininess. :) No, not actually. They are grapes: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zante_currant Edited December 21, 2016 by Laura Corin 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luuknam Posted December 21, 2016 Share Posted December 21, 2016 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_availability_of_Fanta I only skimmed the list, but they have Fanta Orange with Pulp in Turkey (since 2016, according to the list)? That's so weird... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luuknam Posted December 21, 2016 Share Posted December 21, 2016 Sultanas and raisins are both dried grapes, I believe, just from different grape varieties (sultanas are from green grapes, vs red usually??). I also usually get 'golden raisins' when substituting for sultanas in a recipe. Differences in raisins from place to place is probably much due to the type of grape they dried. https://www.leaf.tv/articles/what-is-the-difference-between-yellow-black-raisins/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matryoshka Posted December 21, 2016 Share Posted December 21, 2016 No, not actually. They are grapes: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zante_currant Well, silly me, I always thought they were currants - 'cause, you know, the name! Like red currants and black currants that they make juice from in Europe. Never realized the 'currants' they make the dried fruit from was a different thing entirely. Love the Hive - always learning. :lol: So the currant jam that is also common in Europe - those are currants, right, not Zante minigrapes? Ah... this answers the question: http://www.food.com/about/currant-236 I like this one too, with the subtitle: Those little raisiny things called “currants†aren’t real currants! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KarenNC Posted December 21, 2016 Share Posted December 21, 2016 Those are the colors...don't they have flavors associated with them? The purple one is probably grape. And I stumbled on this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_availability_of_Fanta I wish I could get melon Fanta in the U.S. It's my favorite flavor. They had it on the fountain at my favorite Chinese restaurant in Japan. Makes me think of "red flavor" Jello. ;) My husband really likes the Fanta Zero Strawberry you can get in the Coke Freestyle machines--wish they sold it in bottles. Why does Japan always have the best flavor selections? It's that way with Kit Kats as well. We can sometimes find the green tea Kit Kats at World Market/Cost Plus (have some to put in stockings for Xmas), but I'd love to try a bunch of the others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matryoshka Posted December 21, 2016 Share Posted December 21, 2016 https://www.leaf.tv/articles/what-is-the-difference-between-yellow-black-raisins/ Well geez, apparently I was a bit of a raisin ignoramus. But my green/red grape hypothesis always made so much *sense* to me! :lol: And making dried currants out of a fruit that is not actually currants is just...tricksy.. :glare: :lol: I can't imagine that all raisins all over the world are made from the exact same grape variety, though...? There's so many different kinds of grapes... wouldn't it vary regionally?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luuknam Posted December 21, 2016 Share Posted December 21, 2016 Well geez, apparently I was a bit of a raisin ignoramus. But my green/red grape hypothesis always made so much *sense* to me! :lol: And making dried currants out of a fruit that is not actually currants is just...tricksy.. :glare: :lol: I can't imagine that all raisins all over the world are made from the exact same grape variety, though...? There's so many different kinds of grapes... wouldn't it vary regionally?? Like I mentioned in one of my previous posts, MOST raisins in NL are made from Sultana raisins. But, sure, you could make them out of other grapes varieties. But the color is about the drying process. And the currant thing is named after Corinth. Which makes some sort of sense. I have no idea why the berries are called currants though (should probably Google it). In Dutch red currants are rode bessen (red berries) and black currants zwarte bessen (black berries). Of course, English blackberries are something else altogether. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matryoshka Posted December 21, 2016 Share Posted December 21, 2016 (edited) Like I mentioned in one of my previous posts, MOST raisins in NL are made from Sultana raisins. But, sure, you could make them out of other grapes varieties. But the color is about the drying process. I know the raisins I always get are labeled "Thompson raisins" - I assumed that was the grape variety? And the currant thing is named after Corinth. Which makes some sort of sense. I have no idea why the berries are called currants though (should probably Google it). In Dutch red currants are rode bessen (red berries) and black currants zwarte bessen (black berries). Of course, English blackberries are something else altogether. I think my whole currant confusion comes from having lived in Germany, where the berry variety of currant (Johannisbeeren) are everywhere, but you rarely see dried 'currants'. Fresh currant berries and the products made from them are hardly ever seen here. I see the Zante mini-grapes are indeed called "Korinthe" in German - I never saw those there. Or if I did, I would have correctly thought they were something different, because different words! The words are the same in English, so I conflated them... Blackberries are Brombeeren in German... (and blackberries are not to be confused with black raspberries...) Edited December 21, 2016 by Matryoshka Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seeking Squirrels Posted December 21, 2016 Share Posted December 21, 2016 Yes, I think fried breads similar to this are common in many cultures. It is only a specifically Utah-regional thing to call the final product a scone. I had no idea this was Utah specific. I have always called them scones and assumed that's what they were called elsewhere. I did know there was also a type of baked good called a scone, especially in the UK, but I didn't realize that my idea of a scone was Utah, and not USA, specific. :blushing: As to lemonade, I have an easy answer for keeping all the terms straight, avoid them all! :p I'm not a fan of lemon-flavor. Here in Utah, I mostly hear "soda" for carbonated drinks. This has been an interesting thread. Some of these I knew about, but many are new to me or I never realized we were referring to different things. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mellifera33 Posted December 21, 2016 Share Posted December 21, 2016 Yep, my father-in-law wants it that way, have to be able to see the rings from the can. Scroll down this page to see photo http://perfectlynourished.com/2014/11/3-ingredient-cranberry-sauce-hold-the-jelly/ The day before Thanksgiving my son asked "Are we having the raspberry stuff this year?" I had no clue what he meant until he described it: the slimy stuff that comes in a can and you open it and it goes thwwshhhp into the bowl and it still looks like the can. Yes, of course--can-shaped cranberry sauce is my favorite too! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luckymama Posted December 21, 2016 Share Posted December 21, 2016 Different. http://www.idgo.ac.uk/design_guidance/factsheets/Pedestrian_Crossings.htm We have pelican crossings in our town! I'll have to start calling them that :lol: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LEK Posted December 21, 2016 Share Posted December 21, 2016 This describes the differences between sultanas, currants and raisins. http://britishfood.about.com/od/faq/ss/The-Difference-between-Raisins-Sultanas-and-Currants.htm#step1 All 3 are dried grapes but are very different in terms of taste, texture and use in cooking. Sultanas and raisins are not the same. They are made from different varieties of grape and have a completely different size, shape, texture and flavour profile. It would appear that what is called a golden raisin in the US is actually a sultana. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luuknam Posted December 21, 2016 Share Posted December 21, 2016 Sultanas and raisins are not the same. Except if you're in NL, in which case raisins usually are made from Sultana grapes. We don't have a separate category for raisins made from other grapes (with the exception of the currants made from Corinthian grapes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MFG Posted December 21, 2016 Share Posted December 21, 2016 She forgot capsicum (green pepper). Or is that not used in the U.K.? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Korrale Posted December 21, 2016 Share Posted December 21, 2016 She forgot capsicum (green pepper). Or is that not used in the U.K.? Oh yes! Peppers vs capsicum. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoutingmom Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 "Clotted" has a terrible connotation in my mind. Like something gone bad. I've definitely ever tasted or been served clotted cream.I'm thinking it might possibly be sour cream? Sent from my SM-T530NU using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lauraw4321 Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 I'm thinking it might possibly be sour cream? Sent from my SM-T530NU using Tapatalk From the descriptions I've been given, no. More like butter formed by slowly heating cream (instead of churning). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chocolate-chip chooky Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 Long-sleeved mock turtle necks in bright colours? Ah, memories. You have to point your fingers and do the twist while wearing them. My now-23yr old went to one of the very, very early Wiggles shows. It was in a school hall in suburbia. Jeff had to dash away and change into Henry the Octopus and Anthony would dash away and change into Captain Feathersword. The good ol' days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktgrok Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 (edited) From the descriptions I've been given, no. More like butter formed by slowly heating cream (instead of churning). This. It's in between whipped cream and butter. I've actually made it. Delicious :) SaveSave Edited December 22, 2016 by ktgrok Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theelfqueen Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 It's not sour cream ... it's its own thing. We don't have another name for it in the US as far I know. Sent from my SM-G930V using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fraidycat Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 Ah, memories. You have to point your fingers and do the twist while wearing them. My now-23yr old went to one of the very, very early Wiggles shows. It was in a school hall in suburbia. Jeff had to dash away and change into Henry the Octopus and Anthony would dash away and change into Captain Feathersword. The good ol' days. :) I kind of miss The Wiggles. They used to be my DD's favorite tv show and music. We saw them in concert twice (on tour in North America) but they were much more polished and "bigger" by then. They did put on a phenomenal show, though! DD even spoke some words with an Aussie accent when younger, thanks to The Wiggles. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grover Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 Those are the colors...don't they have flavors associated with them? probably, but we call them by colour, cos they're all gross :-) Just for you I will look it up. orange = orange (original) this is what I mean when I say fanta bright pink = sour water melon blue - blueberry (smurfberry) purple = grape pink = strawberry sherbert fizz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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