Question to people from England (or maybe the whole UK)

[encapuchado]

Originally Posted by pdurrant

Mints in England are usually Peppermint, occassionaly Spearmint. Usually as Polos or Trebor Extra Strong.

I suppose there is Kendal Mint Cake, which is a very English sweet.

And although it's not actually a mint, there's Fisherman's Friends, which are certainly English. And very strong.

But I don't recognise the picture of your mints.

The mints in post #8 are made in Mexico. They are sold in many flavors, one of those is called "English mint" [menta inglesa], which, after reading wikipedia, I think corresponds to peppermint (mentha pipperita). Spearmint is another flavor of those mints but it is called "hierba buena" (literally "good herb") in Spanish.

I've not seen any of the mints mentioned in this thread. The closest I know is Altoids, which I think are made in USA.

[encapuchado]

Originally Posted by TGS

Here's a proper scone

This scone looks similar to what we call "bisquet". I usually eat them with strawberry jelly and a nice cup of black coffee, but some people put food on them.

[DMB]

I've been served "biscuits" in Texas, and they were definitely a type of scone. The word "biscuit" comes from French biscuit, which comes from bis cuit= twice cooked. English and French biscuits are not necessarily literally twice cooked, but they are crisp and fairly thin.

[pdurrant]

Originally Posted by encapuchado

The mints in post #8 are made in Mexico. They are sold in many flavors, one of those is called "English mint" [menta inglesa], which, after reading wikipedia, I think corresponds to peppermint (mentha pipperita).

In which case, they're probably quite reasonably named. Most mint sweets in the UK are peppermint.