But, here's where it gets confusing. Our American friends use the term 'cookie' for any size biscuit/cookie-type baked item, and a 'biscuit' to them, is actually what we call in Australia a scone (although their version is savoury, not sweet!).
SAO biscuits are a savoury cracker biscuit that was launched in Australia in 1904 by Arnott's, the term SAO being trade marked in 1904.
For those in Commonwealth countries — England, Scotland, Ireland, Canada, Australia, Wales, and so forth — the word biscuit signifies something most Americans would call a cookie, and a scone is, well, something similar to an American biscuit: round, bready, and only slightly sweet.
In most of North America, nearly all hard sweet biscuits are called "cookies", while the term "biscuit" is used for a soft, leavened quick bread similar to a less sweet version of a scone.
You can buy Good Day, Bourbone, 50-50, Britannia Nice Time and many other Britannia biscuits online in Australia. Check out our wide range of Britannia biscuits online blow.
In Australia, "biscuits" are what Americans call "cookies," and these traditional treats date back to World War I. It's said that wives and mothers of soldiers in the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps—abbreviated to "Anzac"—baked these treats to send to their men overseas.
The recipe for Anzacs is legally protected by the Australian and New Zealand governments, and Aussies and Kiwis alike seem to go up in arms (hopefully not literally) when their national recipe is tampered with, or when the biscuits are called 'cookies' (by pesky Americans, no doubt).
1: biscuit – extremely attractive person. Usually said of females.
To most of the rest of the English-speaking world, a biscuit is what Americans would refer to as either a cookie or a cracker. Biscuits can be sweet (shortbread) or savory.
So, what's the difference between a scone and a biscuit? The answer generally boils down to one ingredient: eggs. Scones have them, biscuits don't. Other than that, the ingredients and process are pretty much the same.
Whereas Americans call jam 'jelly' and jelly 'jello'. Go figure. [Edit] Here in Australia we call jelly (no fruit in it) jelly and we also call jelly (with fruit pieces) jelly with fruit. We never say jello.
Browse recipes for Australian appetizers (called entrées) where you'll find oysters, patties and dumplings, as well as many Asian and European influenced recipes.
noun informal. short for biscuit (def. 1) big bickies Australian slang a large sum of money.
/ (ˈfræŋə) / Save This Word! noun. Australian slang a condom.
If you're more of a KFC person, then you should head over to the 'Dirty Bird'.
Of course Australians call them 'zooper doopers'
They probably remind you of hot summer days as a kid. You may recognise them as ice pops, or associate them with a certain Mr Freeze. Or maybe you don't.
If you want a bag of what Americans call 'chips' in the UK, just ask for crisps.
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. Note that the word squash refers to a fruity drink in Britain, and a mature version of the courgette fruit becomes marrow.
Jam (UK) / Jelly (US)
In America, this is called Jelly.
an alluring young woman.
BAKE, BAIK, n. A biscuit; a kind of floury bun (Ork., Ags.
Biscuit and Cookie is Cockney slang for Bookie.
Credit: contributed by Anon on 14-Dec-2001.
Ok, I know I said that the ANZAC biscuit was the national biscuit of Australia, but Tim Tams might just be tied for first place. Tim Tams come in a variety of flavors and are beloved the world over.
Anzac biscuits are undoubtedly an Aussie and NZ classic, and they're ridiculously easy to make - whether you're marking our National Day of Remembrance or you just want to bake something quick with ingredients you already have in your pantry.