If you’ve ever found yourself in a British supermarket confidently asking for “cookies,” only to be led to a tiny aisle of chocolate-chip-specific items while the entire rest of the baked-goods universe is labeled “biscuits,” congratulations—you’ve just stepped into one of the great linguistic battlegrounds of our time. Welcome to the debate of:Cookie vs. Biscuit.

So if you’re visiting London and you ask for “chips” with your sandwich, don’t be surprised if you’re handed a plate of thick, steaming fries instead of a packet of Walkers.

British food is a whole different beast—and I mean that in the most lovingly confused way possible. If you're an American expat in the UK or just a curious traveler wondering what the heck a "buttie" is, buckle up. We're going on a culinary rollercoaster that includes mushy peas, curry sauce, and something called haggis (which I still suspect might be a prank).

Yorkshire pudding is not sweet. It is not creamy. It is not something you’d pack in your kid’s lunchbox unless you want them to be deeply confused and possibly ostracized. What it is, though, is a glorious, crispy, hollow vessel of joy that pairs perfectly with roast beef, gravy, and the kind of potatoes that make you question your allegiance to mashed.

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