Re:Why the US and UK can’t stop fighting the metric system
by pornel on Monday January 16, 2023 @07:38PM
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I wouldn't say most countries. "Cup" as a general-purpose unit is very US-centric, odd even by UK standards, and unheard of in Europe. Unless it's a liquid you'd actually drink out of a cup, you'll rather find units like 200ml or 250g instead.
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Re:Why the US and UK can’t stop fighting the metric system
by mytailorisrich on Tuesday January 17, 2023 @04:57AM
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'cup' specifically is not used much in Europe, I agree, but the various spoons are used everywhere.
That said, traditional recipes tend not use ultra-precise units like '200ml'... Rather practical units like "a glass of wine".
I have a copy of an old famous French recipes book (French edition) and I don't think 'ml' is mentioned once and most quantities are explicitly qualified as being approximate.
Again, this is about being practical by using measurement unit readily available and acknowledging that everything will need to be adapted, anyway. This is a kitchen, not a lab!
A cup of chopped carrots does not seem odd to me. Again, it stems from practicality. You get a cup, you fill it with chopped carrots, that's how much carrots you need. Simple.