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Chips in British English are usually thick-cut potato wedges, baked or fried, often served as a side dish with a main meal. In the US, these are ... Home BilingualPages Thu,Nov14,2019page15 American&BritishEnglish 美式英文&英式英文 Theword“chips”meansdifferentthingsinAmericanandBritishEnglish.ChipsinBritishEnglishareusuallythick-cutpotatowedges,bakedorfried,oftenservedasasidedishwithamainmeal.IntheUS,theseareusuallycutthinner,inlong,narrowpieces,andarecalled“(French)fries,”atermalsousedinBritishEnglishtorefertothisparticularstyleofchip,oftenservedwithfastfood.InAmericanEnglish,“chips”referstowafer-thinslicesofpotato,deepfriedorbakeduntilcrunchy:inBritishEnglish,thesearecalled“crisps.” Thereareotherfoodsgivendifferentnames:cookies,referringtocrunchy,bakedsnacks,aregenerallycalled“biscuits”inBritishEnglish;biscuitsintheUS,however,arequickbreadswithafirmcrustandsoft,crumblyinterior.Candiesare“sweets”inBritishEnglish;cottoncandyis“candyfloss”;cupcakesare“fairycakes”;frostingis“icing”;popsiclesare“icelollies”;andjellois“jelly.” Thesweetcourseusuallyeatenattheendofameal,called“dessert”inbothAmericanandBritishEnglish,isalsooftenreferredtoas“pudding”inBritishEnglish.Theword“pudding”canalsobeusedforsavorydishesinBritishEnglish,andinfactoriginallyreferredexclusivelytosavory,notsweet,dishes,ofteninwhichmeatorotheringredientswereencasedandthensteamedorboiled:itisstillusedinthiswaywithdishessuchas“blackpudding.”InAmericanEnglish,bycomparison,“pudding”isusedspecificallyforamilk-baseddessertwithaconsistencysimilartoegg-basedcustards. (PaulCooper,TaipeiTimes) 「chips」這個字在美式和英式英文中的意思並不相同。

英式英文中的「chips」（薯條）通常是烤的或油炸的厚切薯角，一般是做為搭配主餐的配菜。

美國的薯條通常是切成細長條，稱為「（French）fries」。

「（French）fries」在英式英文中也是指這種薯條形式，通常是搭配速食。

在美式英文中的「chips」（薯片∕洋芋片），指的是油炸或烘烤至酥脆的馬鈴薯薄片，這在英式英文則是叫做「crisps」。

英、美式英文中食物的不同說法還有：美式英文的「cookies」（餅乾），指的是鬆脆的烘焙點心，在英式英文中通常稱為「biscuits」（餅乾）；而美國的「biscuits」，則是外表硬、內部軟而易成碎屑的「quickbread」（速發麵包）。

美國的「candies」（糖果）在英式英文叫做「sweets」；美國的「cottoncandy」（棉花糖）是英國的「candyfloss」；美國叫「cupcakes」（杯子蛋糕）的，在英國叫「fairycakes」；美國的「frosting」（糖霜）是英國的「icing」；美國的「popicles」（冰棒）即為英國「icelollies」；美國的「jello」（果凍）則是英國的「jelly」。

AplateoffishandchipssitsonatableataseafrontrestaurantinBournemouth,UK,onSept.10,2018. 餐桌上的一盤英式炸魚薯條，二○一八年九月十日攝於英國伯恩茅斯一家濱海餐廳。

Photo:Bloomberg照片：彭博社 一般在飯後吃的甜食，在美式英文和英式英文中都稱做「dessert」（甜點），在英式英文中也常稱為「pudding」（布丁）。

「pudding」一詞在英式英文中也可指鹹味的菜餚──其實它原本僅指鹹味而非甜味的菜餚，通常是以肉或其他食材為內餡，然後蒸或煮熟──現今仍有此用法，例如「blackpudding」（黑布丁∕英式豬血香腸）。

美式英文的「pudding」（布丁）則是專指牛奶製的甜點，其軟硬度類似雞蛋做的卡士達。

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