In the UK, you say "biscuit" for what Americans call cookies (like digestives, Jammie Dodgers), pronounced roughly as "BIS-kit," with the first syllable stressed. The American fluffy bread rolls (biscuits and gravy) are called scones (pronounced /skoʊn/ or /skɔn/) in the UK, which are different.
A Biscuit (U.S.) Is a Scone (U.K.)
A British biscuit is not remotely similar to the fluffy and filling American biscuits made famous in Southern American cuisine. The closest British equivalent to those buttery miracles is a scone, which ain't too bad either.
Meaning of bickie in English
informal for biscuit UK : I've bought a packet of choccy (= chocolate) bickies for tea.
In a 2020 national poll the Oreo was ranked the 16th most popular biscuit in the UK, with McVitie's chocolate digestive topping the list.
In British and Irish cuisine, as well as in the cuisines of Commonwealth countries like Australia, Canada and New Zealand, the word gravy refers only to the meat-based sauce derived from meat juices, stock cubes or gravy granules. Use of the word "gravy" does not include other thickened sauces.
😉 Just heard a British person call Oreos "chocolate sandwich biscuits" and| finally understand why the Revolutionary War had to happen.
Brits mainly refer to cookies as biscuits. The term “cookie” is reserved for larger, chunkier varieties, similar to American chocolate chip cookies.
Australians call what Americans call "cookies" or "crackers" biscuits, often shortened to "bikkies," while the American "biscuit" (a savory, fluffy bread) is called a scone in Australia, usually served with jam and cream. So, an "Anzac biscuit" is like a cookie, but a "cheese and bikkie" is a cracker, and an American biscuit is similar to an Aussie scone.
This biscuit, allegedly, hails from the French city of Nice, and we all know that French pronunciation is a delicate art, one that most of us butcher on a daily basis. So, let's set the record straight: it's pronounced “niece.” Think of it like calling your favourite biscuit after your favourite family member.
2 syllables: "KOL" + "eez"
The North American biscuit is soft and flaky like a scone, whereas the British biscuits are smaller, drier, sweeter, and crunchy like cookies. Small, hard, flour-based baked products are known in many English speaking countries as biscuits.
Hobnobs (sometimes stylized as HobNobs) is a biscuit brand owned by British company McVitie's. They are made from rolled oats and are similar to a flapjack-digestive biscuit hybrid.
🇮🇹 biscotti vs 🇬🇧 biscuit vs 🇺🇸 biscuit The Italian word "biscotti" refers to a specific type of cookie or biscuit that is baked twice and are typically dry, crunchy, and often flavoured with almonds or other ingredients.
The Cookie emoji 🍪 depicts a chocolate chip cookie. It is commonly used to represent cookies, snacks, or baking. It is often used with the Glass of Milk emoji 🥛. On December 4, the Cookie emoji 🍪 is used with the hashtag #NationalCookieDay to commemorate National Cookie Day.
English zucchini goes by courgette in England, the French word for the green gourd. The United States inherited the Italian name, and both terms reference the summer squash.
A hybrid creation from the bakersphere that nobody knew they wanted, nay NEEDED. The 'Crookie,' my friends, is a mashup between a croissant and a classic chocolate chip cookie. An ugly but delicious Frankenstein of a pastry that is so good, you can't imagine how you lived so much of your life without it.
Name. The name Nazareth cookie came from the people of Nazareth, Pennsylvania who came from Germany. The cookie later took on other names in other countries. In England they were called sugar biscuits as well as jumbles.
“Spelling was not really codified in American history until relatively late—lots of Americans spelled things phonetically,” she says. "As to why cooky with a y falls out of favor, it's not super clear. Cookie with an ie is closer to the Dutch spelling of koekje—je is a diminutive in Dutch, and it makes a 'ye' sound.”
In the UK, the word “biscuit” is used for flat sweet treats, known as “cookies” in America.