Cucharada

[Perikles]

The wife is trying to follow a recipe in Spanish which is very exact, but uses cucharada as a measure. My dictionary tells me that

una cucharada colmada = a heaped spoonful

which is useless because it depends on the type of spoon. :banghead:

Can anyone tell me whether a default cucharada is a teaspoon, tablespoon, soupspoon or desert spoon?

Not only that, but if not specified, is it a heaped somethingspoon or a level somethingspoon?

I`ll be eating it, so I need to know! :crazy:

[Premium]

I don't know if this is 100% accurate. Maybe any of these can be of help.
http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cucharada
http://mx.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20100928135706AAU1ojM

According to my dictionary, it's a table spoon(Esslöffel).
http://dict.leo.org/esde/#/search=cucharada&searchLoc=0&resultOrder=basic&multiwordShowSingle=on

I hope that this could be of help.

[chileno]

The wife is trying to follow a recipe in Spanish which is very exact, but uses cucharada as a measure. My dictionary tells me that

una cucharada colmada = a heaped spoonful

which is useless because it depends on the type of spoon. :banghead:

Can anyone tell me whether a default cucharada is a teaspoon, tablespoon, soupspoon or desert spoon?

Not only that, but if not specified, is it a heaped somethingspoon or a level somethingspoon?

I`ll be eating it, so I need to know! :crazy:

:):D:lol::lol::lol:

I'm telling!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


:whistling:

That has always been my problem, why don't they use milligrams or milliliters?

I guess, it is because it is not that important, so it is an approximation, which is not going to be a great deal in flavor or any other characteristic.

Lately, I've been cooking, and I have found to be very lenient on how much seasoning I use. I started out by measuring stuff as accurate as I could, given the "precision" kitchen equipment I have at home. :rolleyes:

[Perikles]

I don't know if this is 100% accurate. Maybe any of these can be of help.
http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cucharada
http://mx.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20100928135706AAU1ojM

Yes, thanks! From the mx.answers I have


TBSP: es la abreviatura en ingles de Tablespoon y es lo que comunmente conocemos como cucharada, que es la grande para la sopa.



According to my dictionary, it's a table spoon(Esslöffel).So it's a tablespoon, but unfortunately, Esslöffel does not help because it could mean either tablespoon or dessertspoon. A tablespoon is a spoon on the table used for serving food onto the plate, and is larger than a dessertspoon. You don't use it for eating, unless you have an extremely large mouth. I don't know why German does not differentiate. :D


:):D:lol::lol::lol:..I guess, it is because it is not that important, :rolleyes:Well, if everything is in measurement of cucharada then it doesn't matter. But eggs are involved (without specifying size :rolleyes:) so if you use teaspoons instead of tablespoons or vice versa, it might be significant.

[Premium]

So it's a tablespoon, but unfortunately, Esslöffel does not help because it could mean either tablespoon or dessertspoon. A tablespoon is a spoon on the table used for serving food onto the plate, and is larger than a dessertspoon. You don't use it for eating, unless you have an extremely large mouth. I don't know why German does not differentiate. :D

I tried to find a differentiation in German but I couldn't find one. :thinking:

http://www.duden.de/rechtschreibung/Essloeffel

Bedeutung: größerer Löffel, besonders zum Essen von Suppe, Eintopf o. Ä.

If you go to a restaurant in Austria and request a dessert spoon you'll get a "Teelöffel". Only really fancy restaurants might have it.
Waiters would still give you a strange look though. :D

[poli]

In USA tablespoons are soup spoons. Teaspoons are smaller for stirring milk and/or sugar in tea or coffee. In measurement, two teaspoons equal a tablespoon.

[Perikles]

By the way, recently my daughter was preparing a meal and asked my granddaughter (6 years old)

"Can you put 4 teaspoons on the table?"

And the puzzled child asked

"Mummy, why do we need 40 spoons on the table?"

(True!) :D:D

[AngelicaDeAlquezar]

:)


I may be a bit late here, but:

- Cucharada: The one you use to eat soup.
- Cucharadita: The one you use to eat dessert.
If there is a note on "rasa", then it's a level spoon; if it says "copeteada", then you use a heaped spoon.
If there is no "rasa"/"copeteada", then it's a little more than a level spoon, and much less than a heaped spoon. :D

We normally don't use teaspoons for cooking, they're too small. In that case, we'll prefer "pizca". :D


Eggs are usually thought to have an average medium size. The recipe that considers big eggs, says "huevos de tamaño grande" or so. :)

[pjt33]

That has always been my problem, why don't they use milligrams or milliliters?
Milligrams are very small. I do have some recipes which require that kind of precision, but not many (and I need to get some expensive scales so that I can make them!)

In USA tablespoons are soup spoons. Teaspoons are smaller for stirring milk and/or sugar in tea or coffee. In measurement, two teaspoons equal a tablespoon.
Metric has a three to one ratio. A metric teaspoon is 5ml and a metric tablespoon is 15ml.

[JPablo]

By the way, recently my daughter was preparing a meal and asked my granddaughter (6 years old)

"Can you put 4 teaspoons on the table?"

And the puzzled child asked

"Mummy, why do we need 40 spoons on the table?"

(True!) :D:D

Your granddaughter is a genius!!! :D :lol: :lol: :lol: :thumbsup:

[wrholt]

In USA tablespoons are soup spoons. Teaspoons are smaller for stirring milk and/or sugar in tea or coffee. In measurement, two teaspoons equal a tablespoon.
Erm, no: in US customary measures, 3 teaspoons = 1 tablespoon = 14.79ml.