5 Confusing Food Names That Could End You Up With The Wrong Thing On Your Table

Often it happens that similar sounding food names or grubs with a similar spelling send our brain nerves for a hike. The result? We end up with something completely different from what we had expected. These 5 differences might help you choose your food better the next time.

1. Macarons v/s Macaroons

No, both the terms aren’t synonymous with eachother. Macarons are meringue-based cookie made with almond flour, egg whites, granulated and powdered sugar, then filled with buttercream, ganache or fruit curd.

And with an extra ‘o’, macaroons are a moist and dense confectionaries, which is composed of egg whites, sugar, and dried coconut, often piped with a star-shaped tip, and sometimes dipped in chocolate.

2. Cacao v/s Cocoa

Cacao beans are the raw state of the food found inside the fruit of the cacao tree. Any form of cacao in the market is the raw and un-processed state.

Cocoa is the cleaned, roasted and processed form of cacao, the hot liquid form of which we often down on chilly winter evenings.

3. Patty v/s Pâté

A patty is a dish that is minced food, which is flattened, given shape by hand and cooked.

Completely unlike its namesake, pâté is a blend of cooked ground meat and fat made into a spreadable paste.

4. Maize v/s Mezze

Ok this one may be a bit obvious but believe it or not, it can be confusing due to the similar sound. Maize, also known as corn, is a crop, which gives us the yummy cobs.

On the other hand, mezze (or meze) is a platter or selection of dishes like hummus, kibbeh and falafel served as an accompaniment with drinks in Middle Eastern countries.

5. Chop v/s Chop

To chop means to finely cut something – it could be food or it could be an object.

A chop is a form of cutlet that is usually made by pan frying the ingredient (and not deep frying like a cutlet).