Lots of foods or methods/techniques/processes have different names around the world.
They could be very similar and evolved from the same words.

Why not try A to Z

All Purpose Flour = Plain Flour

Bier = Beer

Crepe - pancakes

French Fries - chips

One closer to home

Turnip / Swede (reversed north and south of the border)

I guess you're not playing it A to Z then

All purpose = Plain
Bier = Beer
Crepe = Pancake

I'll stick in a D & E
Demerara sugar = Turbinado sugar
Evaporated milk = Dehydrated milk

French Fries = Chips



* Also, you could add items that you would substitute for other items when cooking

Any offers for G

Garbanzo beans - chickpeas

Hot sauce (US) - BBQ sauce

oops! Sorry, didn't see A-Z bit...

Icing sugar = powdered sugar / confectioners sugar

(I can't wait to get to spring onions / scallions and filberts / hazelnuts - those two really annoy me for some reason!!!)

Jambu = Guava

Kiwi fruit - Chinese gooseberry

Ladyfingers = Savoiardi

Marrow = Squash

(apologies for earlier faux pas )

Napa cabbage = Chinese celery cabbage

Okra = ladysfingers

(I know this has been said earlier but in another incarnation!)

Papaya = Pawpaw

Turnips and swedes are two different veg - one being small and white, one being larger and brown / yellow. There's an interesting discussion about them here.


Isn't a marrow just one type of squash? The big green cucumber shaped ones? Like large courgettes. Squash on the other hand could be different colours and shapes and include things like butternut squash. That's my understanding.

As for P ... how about pakora = tempura ... or near enough, I reckon!

Ooo was pipped at the post for P ... and can't think of a Q so will leave it as was...

Q

umm Quakers Oatmeal - Quakers Porridge Oats

or

Quinoa - wierd unpronounceable stuff

Red pepper - Capsicum

Spring onions = Cyboes/Syboes

edit to put in different spelling

Tomato = tomato (lets call the whole thing off!!)

Tofu = Beancurd

Unagi - eel

Vermicelli = Little Worms