Irish to American food terms       

aubergines

eggplant

bacon

Canadian bacon or ham

biscuits

same as US cookies

bitter chocolate.

high quality plain chocolate

black treacle.

similar to blackstrap molasses

capsicum.

red/green/yellow bell peppers

castor sugar

superfine granulated sugar

cockles

clams

confectioner's sugar

powdered sugar or icing sugar

cornflour

cornstarch

cornmeal

ground corn (maize)

courgettes

zucchini

cream, double

whipping cream

cream, single

light cream

dark cooking chocolate

semisweet chocolate

demerara

brown sugar

digestive biscuits

graham crackers

essence

extract

gammon

ham

Golden Syrup

Light Karo syrup

half and half

a mixture of half cream and half whole milk

haricot beans

navy beans

ladyfingers

little finger-shaped sponge cakes

marrow

summer squash

milk chocolate

chocolate

Morello cherries

pie cherries

plain chocolate

dark chocolate

plain flour

all-purpose flour

polenta

corn meal

powdered sugar

confectioner's sugar or icing sugar

rashers

common name for bacon

scones

biscuits a type of non-yeast bread

sodium bicarbonate

baking soda

streaky bacon

American style bacon

strong flour

bread flour

sultanas

seedless white raisins

swedes

yellow turnips

tomato puree

tomato paste

treacle

molasses

wholemeal flour

whole wheat flour