If you want biscuits and gravy in Britain, what would you ask for?

[Mindful]

First of all it should be made clear that what Americans call biscuits are not - the changing of the use of English in this case actually sees a mis-use of French also since the name biscuit means ‘twice cooked’. So even in England some things get called biscuits that are not. Also just in case you did not know, but cookie is a type of biscuit in England often with nut or choc chips added.

American biscuit is as far as I am aware more like a savoury type of scone.

You would be hard pressed to find any Brit who would call your white sauce ‘gravy’ - to us gravy is a thickened meat jus and will be brown.

Finally as far as I know, there is nothing like ‘Biscuits and Gravy’ in the UK…

but you can try:

Toad in the Hole (with gravy)

Welsh Rarebit - which is not just ‘cheese on toast’, but rather a cheesy sauce served with (usually toasted) bread, and some variants may have bits of ‘meat’ added.

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[The Irish Ram]

If you want biscuits and gravy in Britain, what would you ask for?​

Directions to Macon...

 

[toobfreak]

If you want biscuits and gravy in Britain, what would you ask for?​

Apparently, directions to the nearest American cuisine restaurant!

 

[Mindful]

Apparently, directions to the nearest American cuisine restaurant!

Plenty of them.

 

[Baron Von Murderpaws]

Scones and cream sauce, with a side of bangers.

 

[night_son]

First of all it should be made clear that what Americans call biscuits are not - the changing of the use of English in this case actually sees a mis-use of French also since the name biscuit means ‘twice cooked’. So even in England some things get called biscuits that are not. Also just in case you did not know, but cookie is a type of biscuit in England often with nut or choc chips added.

American biscuit is as far as I am aware more like a savoury type of scone.

You would be hard pressed to find any Brit who would call your white sauce ‘gravy’ - to us gravy is a thickened meat jus and will be brown.

Finally as far as I know, there is nothing like ‘Biscuits and Gravy’ in the UK…

but you can try:

Toad in the Hole (with gravy)

Welsh Rarebit - which is not just ‘cheese on toast’, but rather a cheesy sauce served with (usually toasted) bread, and some variants may have bits of ‘meat’ added.

Quora

www.quora.com

A plane ticket to Lancaster County, PA . . .

 

[Vastator]

Scones and cream sauce, with a side of bangers.

Bangers are mealy, tasteless shit!

 

[Leviticus]

the closest you'll get to an tradition buttermilk biscuit in the UK is a scone which is sweeter, like a pancake.

 

[Mindful]

the closest you'll get to an tradition buttermilk biscuit in the UK is a scone which is sweeter, like a pancake.

Eaten like this:

 

[braalian]

Bangers are mealy, tasteless shit!

 

[Zebra]

Eaten like this:

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fine scones!