Americans - What is a biscuit?

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**captain collius**

Electro wrote:
captain collius wrote:
You are basing a factual statement on wikipedia. FAIL

You do know that was the joke... Infact the whole post was tongue in cheek?

I kno i was being a donkey

**dogma**

mattyrm wrote:
Like white sausage!

Damn you, now I have to order some boudin blanc from NOLA.

**KingCracker**

This thread made me want sauerkraut and sausage for breakfast. Thanks guys.....my smelly kitchen thanks you

**Ma55ter_fett**

Chongara wrote:Less commonly than what was already pictured above:

AKA "Drop Biscuits"

^^^This is the first thing I think of when someone says biscuit

Also rock biscuits

Basically a drop biscuit with loads of other stuuf includeing fruit.

**Amaya**

Castiel wrote:
Amaya wrote:
mattyrm wrote: Aye the Yanks make white gravy and brown gravy and a few others, don't let the colour put you off, it tastes great.

Like white sausage!

I'm not sure how to take this.

You might wanna reword that....

It goes in the...mouth?

**Electro**

Ma55ter_fett wrote:
Also rock biscuits

Basically a drop biscuit with loads of other stuuf includeing fruit.

And to confuse things even more I think that is what we call a rock cake in the UK...

**mattyrm**

Electro wrote:
And to confuse things even more I think that is what we call a rock cake in the UK...

This is a rock cake..

Woah! Your right!

**DeathReaper**

dogma wrote:
mattyrm wrote:
Like white sausage!

Damn you, now I have to order some boudin blanc from NOLA.

I love, and miss, Boudin. I used to live in Louisiana, and the food there was amazing!

Never heard of a rock biscuit, but it looks like a cookie.

But a breakfast with Bacon, Buttermilk Biscuits, Sausage gravy, and some Scrambled Eggs with cheese is delicious.

If you ever want to make some Buttermilk Biscuits there are a ton of recipes out there. Use a one like this and taste the deliciousness.:

http://www.cooks.com/rec/doc/0,184,155181-229199,00.html

And a Sausage Gravy recipe: http://www.cooks.com/rec/view/0,175,133181-245192,00.html

**kronk**

Boudin, like many foods, can be either the greatest thing ever or complete crap depending on who made it.

What do Welsh Cakes count as? They were my favorite food when visiting the UK (other than the many beers on tap).

**BlapBlapBlap**

My favourite foods:

Crumpets

Norwegian Waffles

Scotch Pancakes

GINGER NUTS

DIGESTIVES

HOBNOBS

Do you have Crumpets? No? I pity you.

**kronk**

I did have crumpets and enjoyed them. But Welsh Cakes were superior.

**Corpsesarefun**

You have to eat welshcakes toasted, split and lathered with good salted butter.

Damn this thread makes me hungry...

**purplefood**

Corpsesarefun wrote:You have to eat welshcakes toasted, split and lathered with good salted butter.

Damn this thread makes me hungry...

Makes me want to eat a pasty... or just something really British...

**biccat**

I may have to try making welshcakes this weekend.

I assume, like everything else from Wales, they're superior to the English version.

**purplefood**

biccat wrote:I may have to try making welshcakes this weekend.

I assume, like everything else from England, they're superior to the Welsh version.

I fixed that for you.

**BlapBlapBlap**

biccat wrote:I may have to try making welshcakes this weekend.

I assume, like everything else from Wales, they're superior to the English version.

HOW DARE YOU!

You have the wrong stereotype!

It's actually illegal to drive in Wales if you have less than 4 mg of Mutton in your bloodstream, you know.

**Corpsesarefun**

biccat wrote:I may have to try making welshcakes this weekend.

I assume, like everything else from Wales, they're superior to the English version.

Welsh cakes aren't really like anything from England, I guess the closest thing would be a scone but even that is pretty different.

**biccat**

Corpsesarefun wrote:
biccat wrote:I may have to try making welshcakes this weekend.

I assume, like everything else from Wales, they're superior to the English version.

Welsh cakes aren't really like anything from England, I guess the closest thing would be a scone but even that is pretty different.

They appear to be similar to English Muffins.

**purplefood**

biccat wrote:
Corpsesarefun wrote:
biccat wrote:I may have to try making welshcakes this weekend.

I assume, like everything else from Wales, they're superior to the English version.

Welsh cakes aren't really like anything from England, I guess the closest thing would be a scone but even that is pretty different.

They appear to be similar to English Muffins.

They aren't to be honest...

**Corpsesarefun**

English muffins are savoury, welshcakes are kinda similar to lardycakes in that they are just fat, sugar, fruit and flour.

**mattyrm**

Hah, lardycakes! The first time my missus saw those in the store she just shook her head and said "How are WE the fat ones?!"

**Corpsesarefun**

Despite lardycakes being native to Wiltshire I've never actually consumed one.

**notprop**

Where's a Fig roll from then?

I loves fig rolls.

If the fig roll isn't British I suggest we invade and make them British. As is our way!

**purplefood**

Invade fig rolls?
I'm not sure on the SOP concerning the invasion of a pastry product but i'm sure we may need to dust them off...

**Great White**

Is a fig roll like a fig newton? Yes, I am the ignorant American stereotype.

**Corpsesarefun**

Great White wrote:Is a fig roll like a fig newton? Yes, I am the ignorant American stereotype.

They are exactly the same thing.

**rubiksnoob**

Corpsesarefun wrote:
Great White wrote:Is a fig roll like a fig newton? Yes, I am the ignorant American stereotype.

They are exactly the same thing.

Is the british version roll shaped?

**Melissia**

Fig newtons are like this:

I personally prefer the strawberry ones to the fig ones.

**Corpsesarefun**

rubiksnoob wrote:
Corpsesarefun wrote:
Great White wrote:Is a fig roll like a fig newton? Yes, I am the ignorant American stereotype.

They are exactly the same thing.

Is the british version roll shaped?

Nope, they are exactly the same.

**Castiel**

Its Egyptian originally, or so I believe.