In the UK, we have things called muffins and American muffins. A muffin is a small bread-like roll which is designed for toasting. An American muffin is a large Fairy Cake.

In the US they have muffins (large Fairy Cakes) and English muffins, which are sort of like the UK version but not quite. They’ve got larger holes within the bread and they toast to a much crisper, harder surface.

In Japan, you can get something much closer to muffins than an English muffin is.

Oh, and the microwave in my guest house room can also work as a toaster (it’s a bit slower than a normal electric toaster or grill but at least it works) and as a conventional oven as well.