Biscuits, Crackers, Hot Rolls and More

[Carrot Top]

MarketStEl had this question to ask in another thread:

Well, while you're at it, let's discuss how "biscuit" fell into disuse in the United States in favor of "cracker," while the term is still used in Britain to describe an unleavened crispy snack bread. (And what do they call the baking-soda rolls we still call biscuits?)

Ideas?

[srhcb]

MarketStEl had this question to ask in another thread:

Well, while you're at it, let's discuss how "biscuit" fell into disuse in the United States in favor of "cracker," while the term is still used in Britain to describe an unleavened crispy snack bread. (And what do they call the baking-soda rolls we still call biscuits?)

Ideas?

←

Well, to further confuse the issue right out of the gate what we know as dog buscuits hews to the British usage.

SB (has a batch in the oven as we "speak" )

[Timothy Burke]

MarketStEl had this question to ask in another thread:

Well, while you're at it, let's discuss how "biscuit" fell into disuse in the United States in favor of "cracker," while the term is still used in Britain to describe an unleavened crispy snack bread. (And what do they call the baking-soda rolls we still call biscuits?)

Ideas?

←

The item I have had in the usa that was called a biscuit was not something I've encountered over here. I suppose the nearest would be a farl. I also detect that you seem to use the term cookie more broadly than we do - for us a cookie is a distinct variety of biscuit. That's when it's not some kind of fiendish software.

[MarketStEl]

The item I have had in the usa that was called a biscuit was not something I've encountered over here. I suppose the nearest would be a farl.  I also detect that you seem to use the term cookie more broadly than we do - for us a cookie is a distinct variety of biscuit. That's when it's not some kind of fiendish software.

←

While they occupy adjacent spots on the supermarket shelves in the United States, and most of the companies that manufacture products in one category also make products in the other, crackers and cookies are considered distinct categories by most Americans. For starters, cookies are always sweet, and crackers almost always savory -- graham crackers, being more like cookies in their sweetness, are an exception.

But thanks for confirming my suspicion that what we in the US call biscuits don't exist in the UK.

[007bond-jb]

How about Cat head biscuits with butter & honey flaky inside crispy outside sweet & buttery

[MarketStEl]

One more thing: What's a farl?