Dishes with names similar enough to confuse you

[Rogin the Armchair fan]

Chicken (Tikka) Masala - the creamy mild tomato and onion based curry, often sweetened with coconut or almonds, apparently Britain's favourite.

Chicken Marsala - fried chicken breasts in a garlic, mushroom and sherry sauce.

[sw2borshch]

Chicken Tarka, like the Tikka but a little otter.

[treibeis]

All of those "chicken-fried" North American dishes that don't contain chicken, or do contain chicken, or sometimes contain chicken.

[S. aureus]

Tortilla - a dish made from eggs and potatoes
Tortilla - a flatbread

[S. aureus]

I suppose the list of transatlantic divides in dishes with the same name would be quite long both in English and Spanish (and probably Portuguese too).

[ad hoc]

Not just transatlantic - tészta in Hungary is pasta, while in Transylvanian Hungarian it means cake. It;s very confusing.

[San Bernardhinault]

The various sausages called chorizo and chourico have messed with me. I remember getting utterly screwed by US chorizo when trying to cook something that was meant to use the Spanish stuff.

[Rogin the Armchair fan]

"Hunter's chicken" in an English pub usually means some concoction involving chicken, bacon, cheese and barbecue sauce, which bears absolutely no relation to "chicken cacciatore". That always annoys me.

[3 Colours Red]

It took me far too long to know the difference between tiramisu and taramasalata.

[Hot Pepsi]

All of those "chicken-fried" North American dishes that don't contain chicken, or do contain chicken, or sometimes contain chicken.

The only dish like that I know of is chicken-fried steak. I’ve never eaten it or met anyone who has eaten it.

[ad hoc]

It took me far too long to know the difference between tiramisu and taramasalata.

You'd think it would only be a mistake you'd make once

[San Bernardhinault]

The only dish like that I know of is chicken-fried steak. I’ve never eaten it or met anyone who has eaten it.

I've had chicken fried steak. Usually it's pretty terrible because it's usually cheap and served in diners and the meat is poor quality. Chicken fried pork is usually better.

I find the existence of "chicken fried chicken" to be more baffling. I had it, but it's basically fried chicken and doesn't need the adjective. I've seen, but not had, chicken fried turkey and chicken fried tofu.

[San Bernardhinault]

Egg fried rice could confuse someone if they subscribed to the "chicken fried steak" theory of language. You would expect rice fried the same way you fry an egg.

Of course, if you subscribe to the "pan-fried sea bass" theory of language, both egg fried rice and chicken fried steak would be utterly baffling.

[treibeis]

The only dish like that I know of is chicken-fried steak. I’ve never eaten it or met anyone who has eaten it.

No, no. One of you lot on here said that there's "chicken-fried chicken".

[ad hoc]

Chicken fried means "in batter" right. So, schnitzel is chicken fried, in this parlance?

[San Bernardhinault]

"Chicken fried" means fried like chicken, so usually breaded either with breadcrumbs or just flour. But some people also use cornflakes or ritz crackers when they are chicken frying to get more crunchiness. I think the one thing it's not is battered.

[treibeis]

Chicken fried means "in batter" right. So, schnitzel is chicken fried, in this parlance?

Sometimes it means that, sometimes it means "coq-au-vin with sautéed potatoes and corn salad corn". Unless you're from the Midwest, which they all are, then it means something else.

[DCI Harry Batt]

We did the whole "chicken fried" scam not so long ago. I was shocked, I tell you. But then yer US does a lot of weird food lying stuff, innit.

[Patrick Thistle]

Pepperoni and pepperonata offered as pizza toppings.

[tee rex]

Balalaika - a tasty pastry to round off the meal
Baklava - a musical instrument to ruin the meal

[Guy Profumo]

Scallops and scollops

And of course, fishcakes and fishcakes, depending on location

[sw2borshch]

Tortilla - a dish made from eggs and potatoes
Tortilla - a flatbread

First time I encountered tortillas they were crisps, Phileas Fogg brand almost definitely.

[S. aureus]

We've done chicken fried steak recently, and I have eaten it (I did live in Texas for a while). It could be perfectly acceptable. I've also had chicken fried chicken (and would agree that the first chicken is rather superfluous). I must confess that I do like the name, though, so it gets a pass in my book.

[Hot Pepsi]

I've had chicken fried steak. Usually it's pretty terrible because it's usually cheap and served in diners and the meat is poor quality. Chicken fried pork is usually better.

I find the existence of "chicken fried chicken" to be more baffling. I had it, but it's basically fried chicken and doesn't need the adjective. I've seen, but not had, chicken fried turkey and chicken fried tofu.

I think “chicken-fried chicken” is supposed to be a joke. I’ve never seen that on a menu.

Fried turkey is just fried Turkey. Lots of people are buying those Turkey fryers but it seems like more danger than it could be worth.

[S. aureus]

They don't have similar names, but I have no idea what the difference between a prawn and a shrimp really is.