crumpet/english muffins

[kitten645]

They are quite different. I thiink English muffins more like bread and crumpets more like a dessert. It's harder to find crumpets here than it is to find English Muffins. I LOVE them both being the carbaholic I am! LOL! Crumpets are usually in the refridgerated aisle here where as English muffins are with the bread. Now I'm Jonesing some crumpets...putting on the grocery list for this week!
On the same note, I just found out the difference between Seltzer and Club soda...Seltzer is natural..club soda is man made. Who Knew?

[carole]

Actually crumpets are not seen as a dessert here at all, however i must tell you i love them with jam on them and some ice cream, oh heaven.

They certainly do not taste anything the same or even look alike.

[joycenalex]

yesterday afternoon, i had a crumpet and 1/2 of a thomas english muffin( thomas is the company name, i didn't get the name of the crumpet company before i threw the bag in the trash). both were toasted, both buttered, both had blackberry preserves on them. they both soaked up the butter in the numerous little holes on the top surface very similarly, and while the crumpet was a buttermilk based carb, and the english muffin was plain (gonna make english muffin pizzas for dinner with helena later this week). in my opinion, they both tasted very much alike, but i liked the tooth feel and buttermilk taste slightly more for a breakfast or afternoon snack. the crumpets were slightly more dense bread like in their texture, but only slightly. maybe different brands would make a difference, however i enjoy both, carbs! YUM

[Barbara]

http://www.worldwidewords.org/topicalwords/tw-cru1.htm

This link really goes deep into the discussion- after all the crumpet seems to be a part of English culture that we all outisde cannot understand

[carole]

I think the muffins and crumpets you have in the USA must be different to ours, they don't even look alike apart from both being round and they sure taste very different indeed.

Whatever they taste ooh so good, having crumpets for lunch today,my daughter is a very fussy eater, that is one thing she simply loves, ate four of them for afternoon tea yesterday, and i am sure she would have eaten the whole packet had i let her lol.however she is not a muffin fan, so they obviously taste real different.

The English have some wonderful eating customs, that we in NZ seemed to have adopted, mainly because most of us all came from there originally anyhow, when our ancestors emigrated,apart from our Maori people who have their own cultures and food.,one being Maori bread, now that is yumm, fattening but yummy.

[Pinot's Mom]

In my experience: crumpets-single slice,not meant to be split, sweeter, lots of holes, smoother texture. english muffins-harder bottom, meant to be split, henceforth crumblier texture in the middle.

[Medusa]

I just had a crumpet w/butter and red raspberry preserves w/my tea. YOWZA, was that ever yummy! I like them waaaay better than English muffins. Love the texture, the sweetness. Just oh so good. If you haven't tried a crumpet yet, you don't know what you're missing. As a matter of fact, be right back. I'm gonna go have another one.

[PayItForward]

Crumpets, holey light buns to be toasted with butter and/or jam.
Muffins are a bread like snack.