Lost in translation (US to UK)

[wateroftyne]

So here is the official BBC Recipe for Fairy Cakes :

http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/database/fairycakes_83889.shtml

and here's the one for Cup Cakes :

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Proving we have both in Britain!

We do, but I'd say they're broadly similar and not 'quite different', IMO.

Where I come from, a fairy cake is what you eat, and cupcake is more likely to be used as a term of endearment. Innit.

 

[Gopherbassist]

Over here a lot of chinese restaurants are run by mexicans.

Let me guess, Chinese food made by a Mexican and handed to you by a Korean, right?

 

[Gopherbassist]

chips = french fries (which are actually belgian)

A note on this one: French fries is short for French cut fries or Frenched fries. It's a reference to how wide they are, not where they are from.

 

[Bruce Lindfield]

We do, but I'd say they're broadly similar and not 'quite different', IMO.

Where I come from, a fairy cake is what you eat, and cupcake is more likely to be used as a term of endearment. Innit.

Maybe I should have said "quite distinct" ...I was just responding to somebody who said that "Fairy Cake" was the UK translation of the US "Cup Cake" and I was saying this was not so!

I have seen Cup Cakes and Fairy Cakes side by side in shops since the 1960s. But then I guess that Southern Seaside towns have a more refined sensibility regarding afternoon tea - than Geordie Lads!!

 

[wateroftyne]

Maybe I should have said "quite distinct" ...I was just responding to somebody who said that "Fairy Cake" was the UK translation of the US "Cup Cake" and I was saying this was not so!

I have seen Cup Cakes and Fairy Cakes side by side in shops since the 1960s. But then I guess that Southern Seaside towns have a more refined sensibility regarding afternoon tea - than Geordie Lads!!

How dare you! Us Geordies like nothing better than to nibble on a nice warm fadge.

There's nothing more cultured, I'll have you know.

 

[KeiBau]

Let me guess, Chinese food made by a Mexican and handed to you by a Korean, right?

Well, this can be quite so. I few years ago, we frequented a fine restaurant in our location with a German theme, but they were renowned for their Chinese cooking more than the German fare. Curious thing was that the Chinese food was prepared by a Mexican. So, a German restaurant known for their Chinese cuisine prepared by a Mexican chef. Go figure.

 

[KeiBau]

How dare you! Us Geordies like nothing better than to nibble on a nice warm fadge.

There's nothing more cultured, I'll have you know.

OK, enlighten me on "fadge". I gather that you didn't mean "fudge". Nice warm fudge is great though.

 

[Bassmingo]

OK, enlighten me on "fadge". I gather that you didn't mean "fudge". Nice warm fudge is great though.

i'm guessing fadge=vage=vagina.

 

[KeiBau]

i'm guessing fadge=vage=vagina.

Ahh, I was a bit naïve. I can see how that would fit the discussion. I just wasn't thinking that direction.

 

[Deathblade Eric]

i'm guessing fadge=vage=vagina.

Nah... you're thinking of a Invalid Link Removed

fadge (plural fadges)

1. (Ulster) Irish potato bread - flat farls, griddle-baked. Often served fried.
2. (New Zealand) A wool pack. traditionally made of jute now often synthetic.
3. (Geordie) Small bread loaf or bun made with left-over dough.
4. (Yorkshire) A gait of horses between a jog and a trot.

 

[wateroftyne]

Thank you, Eric.

I'm SHOCKED that people might have thought otherwise.

 

[Bruce Lindfield]

You would expect something like that from somebody with a username of Bassminge...