I've noticed lately that people have been using the word "creme" in place of the word "cream" a lot lately. Some examples that I've noticed recently are:
"Ice creme", "peaches and creme", "skin creme" and "orange creme frapaccino"
Is this just to make it look fancier or more French? If they meant "creme" why do they pronounce it like "cream" instead of like "crehm" (which is the proper pronounciation of "creme". Anybody know the difference between the two and why it has suddenly become a trend? I just don't get it.
2007-06-11 10:18:22 · 6 answers · asked by brnslippyx 3 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Cream has a specific meaning. If they say it is "ice cream" it must have at least a certain amount of certain ingredients, notably milk fats.
By spelling it "creme" the restriction goes away. There is no requirement as to what a manufacturer can put into "ice creme".
Same thing with things like McDonald's "chocolaty" cookies instead of chocolate cookies. Despite the similarity in sound and spelling, there is nothing that says that even a tiny speck of chocolate has to be in a product labeled "chocolaty". It's a made-up word and the manufacturer can define for itself what the meaning of the word is.
Short story: changing the spelling is a way to use cheaper ingredients.
2007-06-11 10:46:39 · answer #1 · answered by dogsafire 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It's snobbery. However, it is correct to use creme when you have an actual french dish or coffee.
The poster above also has a lot of good things to say! I give that person a thumbs up!
2007-06-11 14:12:01 · answer #2 · answered by CarbonDated 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Marketing!!! that is the difference!! If they can sell us some garbage they will! By all means use the regular heavy or whipping cream or you can even use Half n Half instead if you want to cut down the grams of fat and increase the grams of carbohydrate. Note: I never count anything other than grams of carbohydrate and go with the lowest values I can. That takes care of the cholesterol, calories and sometimes the salt content.
2016-05-17 10:58:50 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Creme is french. Cream is English. These folks are trying to appeal to your snobby side.
2007-06-11 10:22:31 · answer #4 · answered by kramerdnewf 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
It's not as funny as when they stick a "Le" in front of the name of a product or store to make it seem fancy.
2007-06-11 10:27:00 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is just a written style thing. They come and go, like fads.
2007-06-11 10:26:49 · answer #6 · answered by Criss_Mousse 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋