Vegetables like Green pepper is also called Capsicum, Okra as Ladies finger, Egg plant as Brinjal. Which other vegetables have differnt names in different regions even though we are refering to the same vegeatble?
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Some people call beets beets, but I call them gross.
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In the UK we call eggplants aubergines, We say courgettes - you say zucchini We say avocado - you say Alligator pear We say red/green/yellow peppers - you say bell peppers We say coriander - you say cilantro We say broad beans - you say fava beans We say butter beans - you say lima beans We say spring onions - you say scallions
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Here are a few food things (though not actually vegetables). UK: biscuit; US: cookie UK: beetroot; US: beets UK: chips; US: (French) fries UK: crisps; US: (potato) chips UK: sweets; US: candies UK: candy floss; US: cotton candy UK: black pudding; US: blood sausage UK: ice lolly; US: popsicle UK: icing sugar; US: powdered sugar UK: mince; US: ground meat UK: jelly; US: jello Here are a few other terms you sometimes hear in the UK: banger (sausage) bap (hamburger bun) butty (sandwich) sarny (sandwich) jacket potato (baked potato) tomato sauce (ketchup) spud (potato)
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