A crumpet is a bread snack made from flour and yeast. Crumpets are usually round, flat on one side and covered in holes on the other side. They are usually eaten hot with melted butter, jam or honey, and sometimes with eggs or cheese.
Crumpets are usually only found in Britain and Australia.
The crust of a baked product like bread is the harder, outer layer. The term crust can be applied to the hard outer layer of many other things, for example a crust of ice on top of snow.
Cumin is a plant native to the Mediterranean and India, and is related to parsley. It is grown for its seeds, which are ground into a powder. Cumin is one of the main ingredients of curry.
Curd is any substance that resembles milk curds and is made in a similar way, by clotting a liquid. Bean curd, also called tofu, is made by curdling soy milk.
Curry is a word used to describe a very large range of spicy Asian dishes. They may have meat in them or be vegetarian. Curries are usually eaten with rice.
Custard is a yellow sauce made from milk or cream, egg yolks and sometimes sugar and vanilla.
Custard can be made into a thin sauce that you pour over puddings, or made very thick so it will set as the filling for custard tarts.