I have seen some of your answers that refer to "biscuits"
biscuits to us in the UK are sweet, like cookies but harder.
What are your biscuits? Do they have a UK equivalant?
thanks
2007-02-10 21:38:29 · 13 answers · asked by mrssandii1982 4 in Food & Drink ➔ Other - Food & Drink
a biscuit is very, very similar to a scone...perhaps even exactly the same..they sure do look the same although I have never eaten a scone.
additional:
I looked it up and left links..they are the same as a scone as I 'd previously thought !!
2007-02-10 21:42:58 · answer #1 · answered by Michele A 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
What you call biscuits are what we call butter cookies or shortbread. Biscuits in the US are white bread, round, flaky yeast breads, the kind you would pour milk gravy over. They are considered a breakfast item, primarily. I don't know what the UK equivalent would be. I was actually kind of wondering what our "English muffin" meant in UK terms. They aren't the same thing as a "muffin", here (Muffins are a bit like cupcakes, the "English" version more of an airy, chewy bread).
2007-02-10 21:46:09 · answer #2 · answered by roknrolr63 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
American biscuits are like a round fluffy roll. Most popular in the southern states. What Brits call a biscuit, Americans call a cookie.
2007-02-10 21:45:21 · answer #3 · answered by Eva 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
OUR biscuits are YOUR scones however, we also use the word "muffin" which also equals your scones on a different level.
Our Cookies are your biscuits. While visiting the UK the bakery looked at me soooooooo odd when I asked for cookies. : )
2007-02-11 00:53:26 · answer #4 · answered by Kitty 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most Americans know biscuits as the buttermilk variety. Which is made with flour, shortening, baking powder,salt and buttermilk. It is a Southern bread that is used for a main dinner or breakfast with gravy over them. In Northern areas it is used as a side with dinner or breakfast with jam. We have biscotti; which is a hard sweet bread, which is mainly sold at coffee shops that is served in the morning with coffee or tea; witch is probably the closet to your version.
2007-02-10 21:51:00 · answer #5 · answered by adriannamarie19 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think they have something in the coffee shops called biscotti or something and it is hard and sweet so maybe those are like UK biscuits. normal biscuits are round soft things that have no flavor. You need to put honey or butter on them. another thing you can do with them is break them up and put them is soup.
2007-02-10 21:48:03 · answer #6 · answered by Bud#21 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not American I'm British but in Canada I ordered a tea biscuit and it was just like a scone
2007-02-10 23:35:54 · answer #7 · answered by Christine P 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The can be buttery or sweet mostly made from flour/eggs/butter/milk we use them for breakfast mostly under sausage gravy or to go as a side dish for dinner as the bread. they are good alone warm with butter and honey.
2007-02-10 21:47:40 · answer #8 · answered by kissybertha 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they probably mean hash cookies..im an aussie we have sweet biscuits
2007-02-10 21:43:01 · answer #9 · answered by conan 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Very much like scones.
2007-02-10 21:43:19 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋