An ingredient may go by many names, often varying based on location. This list of different names for common ingredients stems from my continuous journey of writing and publishing new recipes. The column on the left features the ingredient names I generally use, striving for consistency across this website.
Over the past nine years, I have been honing my culinary skills and recipe-writing craft, spending time as a chef in both New Zealand and Scotland. During this period, I have also had the privilege of contributing recipes to a publication based in the USA. In doing so, I’ve tailored my language and spelling to suit.When there are regional versions of a recipes I have proved links
Ingredient Equivalents
aubergine
baking paper parchment
beetroot
baking soda
cannellini beans
capsicum
caster sugar
celeriac
chickpeas
chickpea flour
coriander
cornflour
cos lettuce
endive
golden syrup
haricot beans
iceberg lettuce
icing sugar
kiwifruit/kiwi
kūmara
mixed spice
physalis
plain flour
rocket
scallopini
shallot
self-raising flour
silverbeet
snow pea
spring onions
swede
tamarillo
turtle beans
white sugar
wholemeal flour
zucchini
eggplant
parchment or silicone paper
beets
bicarbonate of soda
white kidney beans
bell or sweet peppers
superfine sugar
celery root
garbanzo beans
besan, gram or garbanzo flour
cilantro
cornstarch
romaine lettuce
chicory
dark corn syrup
navy beans
crisped lettuce
confectioners or powdered sugar
Chinese gooseberry
sweet potato
pumpkin pie spice
cape gooseberry or ground cherry
all purpose or pure flour
arugula or roquette
pattypan squash
shallet or eschalot
self rising flour
Swiss chard
mange tout
green/bunching onions or scallions
rutabaga or neeps
tree tomato
black beans
granulated sugar
wholewheat or whole grain flour
courgettes