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[Willkiller]

As a Brit I love a good biscuit. One of these fellas:

Now, on the GAF FIFA Mumble channel we got talking about foods etc, one of our American guys (Gaf name is Irish) mentioned having gravy with his biscuits. This lead to a pretty confusing discussion about American biscuits and more accurately what the fuck one was.

Apparently this a 'biscuit' in America:

And that white stuff on top? That's gravy. Allegedly.

All of this has basically made me question existence itself. How deep does the rabbit hole go? Are we even remotely close to talking about the same thing when we discuss food across the pond? I need answers, I need closure.

 

[jwk94]

Next thing you know, you'll tell me you don't eat potato chips!

 

[B For Bendetta]

Wait until you find out what Rocky Mountain Oysters are

 

[Irish]

Hey man, you eat biscuits (or scones or whatever) with white gravy that is like a mixture of flour and milk with bits of sausage in the mix.

 

[Broder Salsa]

Irish is wrong and he's a terrible fifa player, all around terrible person who doesn't know proper names for food.

 

[Trin]

Have you seen our English Muffins? We don't know what we're doing when we name things.

 

[Orayn]

Doesn't the UK also have "scones" that are more similar to American "biscuits," but at the same are time very different from what Americans call "scones?"

I'd say the rabbit hole goes quite deep indeed.

 

[B For Bendetta]

That picture you posted just looks like a dog biscuit. You guys eating dog food over there?

 

[Pastry]

Biscuits and gravy is one of the greatest things on the planet.

 

[Broder Salsa]

That picture you posted just looks like a dog biscuit. You guys eating dog food over there?

Some dog biscuits are too bad, seriously, those upper class dogs knows quality.

 

[Coffee Dog]

Just so the OP is aware, that isn't normal gravy. That type of white gravy is pretty much exclusive to the south, and its damn good.

 

[PrematureQuiche]

It has got pretty heated in the mumble chat today....Arguments have been going on all day!

Also Irish is wrong. I don't believe anything he says.

 

[Irish]

I told them we also have Brown gravy that we use for turkey and salisbury steak and the like.

 

[Willkiller]

What is jelly in America? Jam?

 

[MTE]

What is jelly in America? Jam?

Yes. Jelly = Jam. Jello = Jelly.

 

[Log4Girlz]

The top picture is a cookie. Learn to speak English.

 

[Freewheelin']

Americans are so weird.

 

[Indrid Cold1]

If I ask an American for a portion of chips why does he give me a bag of crisps?

 

[Clydefrog]

biscuits n gravy is one of the best things to come out of the South.

 

[Freewheelin']

If I ask an American for a portion of chips why does he give me a bag of crisps?

bcoz he doesn't understand your silly accent!

 

[Vivalaraza]

So what do American's call a digestive?

 

[Captain Pants]

A friend of mine moved here from Singapore, she speaks fluent English, but it is definitely influenced by British colonialism. We were out having breakfast somewhere when I ordered biscuits and gravy. She had an immediate gag reflex and looked at me like I was insane. It took a minute to sort everything out and then we had a good laugh.

So what do American's call a digestive?

I don't even know what a digestive is so finding the right American word for it will be difficult.

 

[Gozer the Gozerian]

So what do American's call a digestive?

A reproductive

 

[Vivalaraza]

I don't even know what a digestive is so finding the right American word for it will be difficult.

It's in the OP.

Here are chocolate ones.

 

[Freewheelin']

I don't even know what a digestive is so finding the right American word for it will be difficult.

Well, it's basically the biscuit that's in the OP, but there are different variations; one of the most popular ones is chocolate digestives.

EDIT: DAMMIT VIVA

 

[Log4Girlz]

So what do American's call a digestive?

They don't exist.

 

[Captain Pants]

Well, it's basically the biscuit that's in the OP, but there are different variations; one of the most popular ones is chocolate digestives.

EDIT: DAMMIT VIVA

I don't know that we've got enough foodstuffs here equivalent to that to have a word for it. It looks like a really thin cookie to me.

 

[Zeth]

Urinary biscuits.

 

[John Rabbit]

So what do American's call a digestive?

looking at the wiki page, it seems more akin to what we call graham crackers in the States. thing in the OP just looks like a Ritz cracker.

also, to be specific, biscuits and gravy use what is commonly called "country gravy"; as opposed to "gravy", "brown gravy", "turkey/beef gravy" used on meats.

 

[Blearth]

Digestive is the least appetizing name you could possibly give a food.

 

[DUFFMCWALIN]

It's in the OP.

Here are chocolate ones.

So like a fucking cookie?

 

[Broder Salsa]

So like a fucking cookie?

No like a fucking biscuit.

 

[DUFFMCWALIN]

No like a fucking biscuit.

I'm so confused.

Biscuits and gravy are pretty damn good tho.

 

[XenodudeX]

No like a fucking biscuit.

Looks like a cookie to me.

 

[Log4Girlz]

No like a fucking biscuit.

With brown gravy on top? Who eats biscuits with brown gravy on top? Oh, that's right...the brits.

 

[demon]

No like a fucking biscuit.

you mean a digestive.

which you wash down with a pint of urinary.

 

[Freewheelin']

So like a fucking cookie?

Doesn't taste like a fucking cookie to me.

These are cookies to me:

 

[Vivalaraza]

So like a fucking cookie?

But this is a cookie:

What about these:

 

[Log4Girlz]

But this is a cookie:

What about these:

Those are all cookies. That's like posting a picture of a pug and calling it a dog and asking if that is a dog then what is a german shepard.

 

[DUFFMCWALIN]

If they are sweet they are a cookie to me. I'm a simple man with simple tastes here.

 

[Alligatorjandro]

biscuits n gravy is one of the best things to come out of the South.

The south has the best food.

 

[Freewheelin']

wtf americans

you have the same name for different types of biscuits?

soooo weird.

 

[Cyan]

Yes. Jelly = Jam.

Well, we have both jelly and jam. They're slightly different, though in the same class of "things you spread on your bread or toast."

So what do American's call a digestive?

wtf you are not Karakand.

 

[WalkMan]

Let's settle this with a universal constant, what does McDonalds call a sausage biscuit over there?

 

[demon]

Let's settle this with a universal constant, what does McDonalds call a sausage biscuit over there?

sausage royale

 

[Vivalaraza]

Let's settle this with a universal constant, what does McDonalds call a sausage biscuit over there?

Edit - Beaten.

 

[Alligatorjandro]

sausage royale

with cheese

 

[Freewheelin']

Let's settle this with a universal constant, what does McDonalds call a sausage biscuit over there?

Sausage McMuffin

Just googled sausage biscuit, that looks like nothing.

LOL

 

[3Sixty]

wtf you are not Karakand.

It got me so many times.

 

[Vivalaraza]

wtf you are not Karakand.

Yes I am Viva.

So is a biscuit is a scone...then what is a scone?