When a Scone is Not a Scone

I read a conversation on FB today regarding scones. It reminded me of a local restaurant commercial that was somewhat shocking the first time that I saw it. I cannot remember the name of the restaurant but there is a little girl talking about how her favorite item is the scone. It is NOT a scone. It is frybread. In the FB conversation, there was a photo of a Utah "scone" and a real scone and people were asked to weigh in on which was a "real" scone. Apparently many native Utahns believe that the frybread is a scone but transplants know that what a real scone is and can identify it.

For clarification on scones:

A scone is a small British quick bread and very similar to what most Americans would identify as a biscuit. Scones are usually triangular in shape and biscuits are round. Scones also tend to be more dry (crumbly) than a biscuit (flaky).


A Utah "scone" is an Indian fry bread.

While this controversy may seem really odd to me (and others who are not native to Utah), it can be compared to tea in the US by region. When you order tea in the south, it is sweet tea.  You say "tea" and you are served "sweet tea". If you do not want sweet tea, you must specifically ask for it to be unsweetened. Thus, if you move or travel out of the south, you can assume that when you order tea, it is indeed NOT sweet tea.