Living in Brazil - can anyone tell me the US cup equivalent of tea and coffee cup (xícara de chá ou cafe) measures? Thank you!

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Emma45 April 7, 2024
Xlcara means? Can someone please help
 
Fabio L. April 29, 2020
1 Xicara = 240ml
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.
 
Roberta G. April 13, 2020
1 cup = 1 xícara de chá
1 tbsp (tablespoon) = 1 colher de sopa
1 tsp (teaspoon) = 1 colher de chá
 
Renato A. May 27, 2019
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.
 
marniekwatson March 17, 2011
@hardlikearmour this is great, thanks!! @Anitalectric - which US measuring cup do you use when directed to use a xícara (cafe)? Thanks for the help! :)
 
Anitalectric March 17, 2011
Whenever I have used one of my Brazilian cookbooks (in Portuguese) I just use US measuring cups and have not had a problem yet.
 
hardlikearmour March 16, 2011
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
 
marniekwatson March 16, 2011
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!
 
hardlikearmour March 16, 2011
Got it. A US cup is equivalent to 240 ml. (Technically it's 236.6, but you don't need to be that precise!)
 
marniekwatson March 16, 2011
I mean the measures that you see in recipes, rather than ones that you use to drink out of. For example: "1/3 de xícara (chá) de açúcar." Thanks! :)
 
hardlikearmour March 16, 2011
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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