Half and half
Encyclopedia
Half and half refers to various beverages or liquid foods made of an equal-parts mixture of two substances, including dairy product
s, alcoholic beverage
s, and soft drink
s. The United States
dairy product known as half and half is a mixture of one part milk
to one part cream
.
(a draught) and half Tooheys Old
(a dark ale). In pubs where Tooheys New is not available, Carlton Draught
may be substituted. This is commonly known as a "Flaming Carlo", (From Carlton and Old)
Other combinations are:
Tooheys Old & Fosters Light = "Bruiser"
Carlton & Fosters Light = "Tutti Frutti"
Carlton & Lift with Iceblocks = "Swamp Water" or "Swampie"
, a "half en half" (Dutch for "half and half") is a mixture of white wine and champagne.
Originally it was a mixture of 2 different typical beer types from Brussels: 50% lambic and 50% faro.
and England
, a half and half is a combination of Guinness
draught and Harp Lager
, with the Guinness in a layer on top.
In England, a half and half may also mean a mixture of mild ale
and bitter
.
In the North East of England, a request for a half and half would more commonly produce a combination of Scotch ale and India Pale Ale
(IPA). This drink fell from favour when the Scottish & Newcastle
brewery were obliged to sell many of their tied public houses and McEwan's Scotch and IPA disappeared from public bars across the North East.
In the United States
and Canada
, a capitalized Half & Half is Guinness
draught and Harp
lager. A lower case half & half is generic for Guinness
draught. Black and tan
is a more ubiquitous term used to describe any lager/ale that will support the Guinness
draught, although some Irish-themed bars shun the term for its association with the Black and Tans
.
, a half and a half is a dram
of whisky
and a half-pint of heavy as a 'chaser'.
, and more particularly in Valais
, a half & half is a mixture of dry and sweet liquor of the same fruit. In Romandy, a moitié-moitié (lit. half-half) can refer to coffee mixed with an equal amount of milk. Moitié-moitié also refers to a cheese fondue made with half Gruyère (cheese) and half Vacherin Fribourgeois (cheese).
, also known as a half and half, is popular in the Southern United States
. The drink consists of 1 part lemonade
and 1 part iced tea
.
Some coffee shops in colder climates serve a half and half drink consisting of half coffee
and half hot chocolate
.
Half & Half might refer to a flavor of soda which combines the flavors of grapefruit
and lemon
.
and the United States
, half and half (known as "half cream" in the United Kingdom
) almost always refers to a very light cream
typically used in coffee
. The name refers to the liquid's content of half milk and half cream even though its butterfat
content is only about 12.5%. It is widely available in the United States, both in individual-serving containers and in bulk (usually not requiring refrigeration). It is also used to make ice cream
. Non-fat versions of the product are also available, containing corn syrup and other ingredients.
Half and half, in Britain, is commonly understood to be a bed of half chips
and half rice. A classic selection would be "chicken curry half and half" or "chili con carne half and half". However, slight variations do apply. For example, "spaghetti half and half" would be spaghetti bolognese served on a bed of chips.
In the Netherlands "half om half gehakt" (half for half) is commonly used for minced meat, a mixture of beef and pork (or lamb in Islamic butchers). The term "Gehacktes halb und halb" is used in Germany, also referring to minced meat.
A "half and half" pizza comprises one half of a pizza with a certain variety, for example Hawaiian, and the other half of another variety, such as vegetarian.
Dairy product
Dairy products are generally defined as foods produced from cow's or domestic buffalo's milk. They are usually high-energy-yielding food products. A production plant for such processing is called a dairy or a dairy factory. Raw milk for processing comes mainly from cows, and, to a lesser extent,...
s, alcoholic beverage
Alcoholic beverage
An alcoholic beverage is a drink containing ethanol, commonly known as alcohol. Alcoholic beverages are divided into three general classes: beers, wines, and spirits. They are legally consumed in most countries, and over 100 countries have laws regulating their production, sale, and consumption...
s, and soft drink
Soft drink
A soft drink is a non-alcoholic beverage that typically contains water , a sweetener, and a flavoring agent...
s. The United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
dairy product known as half and half is a mixture of one part milk
Milk
Milk is a white liquid produced by the mammary glands of mammals. It is the primary source of nutrition for young mammals before they are able to digest other types of food. Early-lactation milk contains colostrum, which carries the mother's antibodies to the baby and can reduce the risk of many...
to one part cream
Cream
Cream is a dairy product that is composed of the higher-butterfat layer skimmed from the top of milk before homogenization. In un-homogenized milk, over time, the lighter fat rises to the top. In the industrial production of cream this process is accelerated by using centrifuges called "separators"...
.
Australia
In New South Wales a "half and half" (also known as a "fifties") consists of half Tooheys NewTooheys New
Tooheys New is a standard Australian lager and the most popular of the Tooheys' beers owned by the New Zealand Lion Nathan beverages company....
(a draught) and half Tooheys Old
Tooheys Old
Tooheys Old is a dark ale type of beer produced in Australia by Tooheys. It has been brewed since 1869 and Tooheys began bottling it in 1970. It has 4.4% alcohol per volume....
(a dark ale). In pubs where Tooheys New is not available, Carlton Draught
Carlton Draught
Carlton Draught is a 4.6% pale lager made in Australia by Carlton & United Beverages.-Description:Carlton Draught is a pale lager which is sold on tap in its home state of Victoria as well as in New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia and Western Australia, and is one of Australia's most...
may be substituted. This is commonly known as a "Flaming Carlo", (From Carlton and Old)
Other combinations are:
Tooheys Old & Fosters Light = "Bruiser"
Carlton & Fosters Light = "Tutti Frutti"
Carlton & Lift with Iceblocks = "Swamp Water" or "Swampie"
Belgium
In some cafés in BrusselsBrussels
Brussels , officially the Brussels Region or Brussels-Capital Region , is the capital of Belgium and the de facto capital of the European Union...
, a "half en half" (Dutch for "half and half") is a mixture of white wine and champagne.
Originally it was a mixture of 2 different typical beer types from Brussels: 50% lambic and 50% faro.
Ireland, England and North America
In IrelandIreland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
and England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, a half and half is a combination of Guinness
Guinness
Guinness is a popular Irish dry stout that originated in the brewery of Arthur Guinness at St. James's Gate, Dublin. Guinness is directly descended from the porter style that originated in London in the early 18th century and is one of the most successful beer brands worldwide, brewed in almost...
draught and Harp Lager
Harp Lager
Harp Lager, is a pale lager brand created in 1960 by the Guinness Brewery in their Dundalk brewery. It is a leading lager brand in Ireland, and is also popular in Australia, Canada, Africa and the United States...
, with the Guinness in a layer on top.
In England, a half and half may also mean a mixture of mild ale
Mild ale
Mild ale is a low-gravity beer, or beer with a predominantly malty palate, that originated in Britain in the 17th century or earlier. Modern mild ales are mainly dark coloured with an abv of 3% to 3.6%, though there are lighter hued examples, as well as stronger examples reaching 6% abv and...
and bitter
Bitter (beer)
Bitter is an English term for pale ale. Bitters vary in colour from gold to dark amber and in strength from 3% to 7% alcohol by volume.-Brief history:...
.
In the North East of England, a request for a half and half would more commonly produce a combination of Scotch ale and India Pale Ale
India Pale Ale
India Pale Ale or IPA is a style of beer within the broader category of pale ale. It was first brewed in England in the 19th century.The first known use of the expression "India pale ale" comes from an advertisement in the Liverpool Mercury newspaper published January 30, 1835...
(IPA). This drink fell from favour when the Scottish & Newcastle
Scottish & Newcastle
Scottish & Newcastle plc was a "long alcoholic drinks" company with positions in 15 countries, including UK, France and Russia. It was headquartered in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK. In the last 20 years, S&N expanded significantly from its home base to become an international business with beer...
brewery were obliged to sell many of their tied public houses and McEwan's Scotch and IPA disappeared from public bars across the North East.
In the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, a capitalized Half & Half is Guinness
Guinness
Guinness is a popular Irish dry stout that originated in the brewery of Arthur Guinness at St. James's Gate, Dublin. Guinness is directly descended from the porter style that originated in London in the early 18th century and is one of the most successful beer brands worldwide, brewed in almost...
draught and Harp
Harp
The harp is a multi-stringed instrument which has the plane of its strings positioned perpendicularly to the soundboard. Organologically, it is in the general category of chordophones and has its own sub category . All harps have a neck, resonator and strings...
lager. A lower case half & half is generic for Guinness
Guinness
Guinness is a popular Irish dry stout that originated in the brewery of Arthur Guinness at St. James's Gate, Dublin. Guinness is directly descended from the porter style that originated in London in the early 18th century and is one of the most successful beer brands worldwide, brewed in almost...
draught. Black and tan
Black and Tan
Black and Tan is a drink made from a blend of pale ale, usually Bass Pale Ale, and a dark beer such as a stout or porter, most often Guinness. Sometimes a pale lager is used instead of ale; this is usually called a half and half. Contrary to popular belief, however, Black and Tan as a mixture of...
is a more ubiquitous term used to describe any lager/ale that will support the Guinness
Guinness
Guinness is a popular Irish dry stout that originated in the brewery of Arthur Guinness at St. James's Gate, Dublin. Guinness is directly descended from the porter style that originated in London in the early 18th century and is one of the most successful beer brands worldwide, brewed in almost...
draught, although some Irish-themed bars shun the term for its association with the Black and Tans
Black and Tans
The Black and Tans was one of two newly recruited bodies, composed largely of British World War I veterans, employed by the Royal Irish Constabulary as Temporary Constables from 1920 to 1921 to suppress revolution in Ireland...
.
Scotland
In ScotlandScotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
, a half and a half is a dram
Dram (unit)
The dram was historically both a coin and a weight. Currently it is both a small mass in the Apothecaries' system of weights and a small unit of volume...
of whisky
Whisky
Whisky or whiskey is a type of distilled alcoholic beverage made from fermented grain mash. Different grains are used for different varieties, including barley, malted barley, rye, malted rye, wheat, and corn...
and a half-pint of heavy as a 'chaser'.
Switzerland
In SwitzerlandSwitzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
, and more particularly in Valais
Valais
The Valais is one of the 26 cantons of Switzerland in the southwestern part of the country, around the valley of the Rhône from its headwaters to Lake Geneva, separating the Pennine Alps from the Bernese Alps. The canton is one of the drier parts of Switzerland in its central Rhône valley...
, a half & half is a mixture of dry and sweet liquor of the same fruit. In Romandy, a moitié-moitié (lit. half-half) can refer to coffee mixed with an equal amount of milk. Moitié-moitié also refers to a cheese fondue made with half Gruyère (cheese) and half Vacherin Fribourgeois (cheese).
Non-alcoholic beverages
The Arnold PalmerArnold Palmer (drink)
An Arnold Palmer is a beverage consisting of 1/2 iced tea and 1/2 lemonade named for golfer Arnold Palmer. It is often called a half and half.- Variations :...
, also known as a half and half, is popular in the Southern United States
Southern United States
The Southern United States—commonly referred to as the American South, Dixie, or simply the South—constitutes a large distinctive area in the southeastern and south-central United States...
. The drink consists of 1 part lemonade
Lemonade
Lemonade is a lemon-flavored drink, typically made from lemons, water and sugar.The term can refer to three different types of beverage:...
and 1 part iced tea
Iced tea
Iced tea is a form of cold tea, often served in a glass with ice. It may or may not be sweetened. Iced tea is also a popular packaged drink. It can be mixed with flavored syrup, with common flavors including lemon, peach, raspberry, lime, passion fruit, and cherry...
.
Some coffee shops in colder climates serve a half and half drink consisting of half coffee
Coffee
Coffee is a brewed beverage with a dark,init brooo acidic flavor prepared from the roasted seeds of the coffee plant, colloquially called coffee beans. The beans are found in coffee cherries, which grow on trees cultivated in over 70 countries, primarily in equatorial Latin America, Southeast Asia,...
and half hot chocolate
Hot chocolate
Hot chocolate is a heated beverage typically consisting of shaved chocolate, melted chocolate or cocoa powder, heated milk or water, and sugar...
.
Half & Half might refer to a flavor of soda which combines the flavors of grapefruit
Grapefruit
The grapefruit , is a subtropical citrus tree known for its sour fruit, an 18th-century hybrid first bred in Barbados. When found, it was named the "forbidden fruit"; it has also been misidentified with the pomelo or shaddock , one of the parents of this hybrid, the other being sweet orange The...
and lemon
Lemon
The lemon is both a small evergreen tree native to Asia, and the tree's ellipsoidal yellow fruit. The fruit is used for culinary and non-culinary purposes throughout the world – primarily for its juice, though the pulp and rind are also used, mainly in cooking and baking...
.
Canada and the United States
In CanadaCanada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
and the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, half and half (known as "half cream" in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
) almost always refers to a very light cream
Cream
Cream is a dairy product that is composed of the higher-butterfat layer skimmed from the top of milk before homogenization. In un-homogenized milk, over time, the lighter fat rises to the top. In the industrial production of cream this process is accelerated by using centrifuges called "separators"...
typically used in coffee
Coffee
Coffee is a brewed beverage with a dark,init brooo acidic flavor prepared from the roasted seeds of the coffee plant, colloquially called coffee beans. The beans are found in coffee cherries, which grow on trees cultivated in over 70 countries, primarily in equatorial Latin America, Southeast Asia,...
. The name refers to the liquid's content of half milk and half cream even though its butterfat
Butterfat
Butterfat or milkfat is the fatty portion of milk. Milk and cream are often sold according to the amount of butterfat they contain.- Composition :The fatty acids of butterfat are typically composed as follows :...
content is only about 12.5%. It is widely available in the United States, both in individual-serving containers and in bulk (usually not requiring refrigeration). It is also used to make ice cream
Ice cream
Ice cream is a frozen dessert usually made from dairy products, such as milk and cream, and often combined with fruits or other ingredients and flavours. Most varieties contain sugar, although some are made with other sweeteners...
. Non-fat versions of the product are also available, containing corn syrup and other ingredients.
Food
The term "half and half" is used in canteens on construction sites. Workers use the term frequently between themselves to describe an order selection to be served to a worker. Often there will be a choice of meal where one can select the "half and half" combination and one need only say when ordering the term "half and half" to convey a well understood order.Half and half, in Britain, is commonly understood to be a bed of half chips
French fries
French fries , chips, fries, or French-fried potatoes are strips of deep-fried potato. North Americans tend to refer to any pieces of deep-fried potatoes as fries or French fries, while in the United Kingdom, Australia, Ireland and New Zealand, long, thinly cut slices of deep-fried potatoes are...
and half rice. A classic selection would be "chicken curry half and half" or "chili con carne half and half". However, slight variations do apply. For example, "spaghetti half and half" would be spaghetti bolognese served on a bed of chips.
In the Netherlands "half om half gehakt" (half for half) is commonly used for minced meat, a mixture of beef and pork (or lamb in Islamic butchers). The term "Gehacktes halb und halb" is used in Germany, also referring to minced meat.
A "half and half" pizza comprises one half of a pizza with a certain variety, for example Hawaiian, and the other half of another variety, such as vegetarian.