obs: particularly I never care too much for this conversions when I am cooking unless the recipes requires use of the blender instead the mixer, like Bombocado de Fuba! (wow, you just gimme an Idea, haha) I can explain... the difference between the measurements can make your recipe go South depending on what you are making, normally when the recipe requires the blender is because the mix will be more liquid and in this case one would like to be more precise with the recipe because in the end it would be very easy to mistake under cooked with yummy delicious creamy.
well, let's see...this post is 8 years old...I am supposing you still need the info. haha maybe not...I use 3/4 US cup to correspond to 1 Brazilian cup. Brazilian colher de sopa (soup spoon literally) is larger than US tablespoon. I just add a little to the US spoon to correspond to the US's. I hope this helps somehow.
@hardlikearmour this is great, thanks!! @Anitalectric - which US measuring cup do you use when directed to use a xícara (cafe)? Thanks for the help! :)
Okay - I could find that a xícara chá is the same as 1 US cup. Haven't found a conversion for cafe. This may be a good reference for you to save: http://br.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080719190607AAqlPi5
Sorry, I guess I should have been more specific - I'm an American, and I have my American 1 cup, 1/2 cup, 1/3 cup, and 1/4 cup liquid and dry measuring cups with me - are any of these anywhere near to Brazilian xícara (chá) and xícara (cafe)? Thanks again for your help!
There's not really a standard size. Coffee mugs sold in the US are typically pretty big - I'd say about 12-oz (360 ml.) When making a pot of coffee, the "cup" size according the to pot is about 5- to 6-oz (150 to 180 ml.) Tea cups typically are more proper cup size or about 8-oz (240 ml.)
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1 Cup = 250ml
obs: particularly I never care too much for this conversions when I am cooking unless the recipes requires use of the blender instead the mixer, like Bombocado de Fuba! (wow, you just gimme an Idea, haha)
I can explain... the difference between the measurements can make your recipe go South depending on what you are making, normally when the recipe requires the blender is because the mix will be more liquid and in this case one would like to be more precise with the recipe because in the end it would be very easy to mistake under cooked with yummy delicious creamy.
1 tbsp (tablespoon) = 1 colher de sopa
1 tsp (teaspoon) = 1 colher de chá