Wallace Thomas

The shortened form Yank is used as a derogatory, pejorative, playful, or colloquial term for Americans in Britain, Australia, Canada, South Africa, Ireland, and New… Read More »What Do Brits Call Americans?

The Mexican market prefers small calabacitas: one reference states that the Mexican market likes calabacita larga to be 5-6 inches long. Interestingly, this same reference… Read More »How Big Do Calabacita Squash Get?

This Mexican heirloom squash (also called calabacita) is firmer than other types of summer squash, but it’s sweeter and more flavorful. They’re usually shaped like… Read More »What’S The Difference Between Calabacitas And Zucchini?

Calabaza squash has a yellow-orange flesh with a mildly sweet, nutty flavor, similar to that of butternut and acorn squash. Is calabacita squash the same… Read More »What Does Calabacita Squash Taste Like?

Aubergine and guinea squash are other common names for eggplant. While eggplant is occasionally called a squash, it has no relation to zucchini or the… Read More »Is Aubergine And Zucchini The Same?

Swede (UK) / Rutabaga (US) This vegetable is also sometimes called yellow turnip, but in US it’s generally called rutabaga and in most of the… Read More »What Is Rutabaga Uk?

Chips. Chips (UK) / French Fries (US) Meanwhile, Brits call fat strips of potato that are (usually) deep fried and eaten with plenty of salt… Read More »What Do British People Call Fries?

No other country in the world is as efficient as the United States. The US has a much smaller workforce than China, but it still… Read More »Where Does Most Of The Us Produce Come From?