The US And England Will Never Agree On These Foods – Mashed

Meatballs, meatloaf, kebabs ... they all start with ground meat. In England, however, there is no mention of "meat" in any ground meat labels. Instead, mince refers to any ground protein and requires beef, lamb, or pork clarifications for savvy shopper. For example, beef mince caters to England's meatball needs, lamb mince for Greek moussaka, and pork mince to fill dumpling wrappers.

Meat mince is not to be confused with mince pie, a British dessert classic featuring a syrupy fruit filling inside a flakey pastry crust. Early mince pies did actually contain ground meat, to be fair. However, over centuries of mince pie construction, meat became less and less popular and eventually left mince pie recipes altogether.

According to Delish, Americans struggle to understand the difference between mince and mincemeat. In 2019, the site reports, The Spruce Eats blog posted an apple and mincemeat recipe, but instead of reaching for fruity jarred mincemeat, photographers used ground beef instead. The recipe was eventually corrected, but it's safe to say that the mince name can still perplex U.S. cooks.

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The US And England Will Never Agree On These Foods - Mashed