1 teaspoon has a capacity of 5 ml and a weight of 5 grams. The set of small spoons in the picture below includes 1 tablespoon, 1 teaspoon, 1/2 teaspoon and 1/4 teaspoon small spoons. The whole set costs about 7 yuan in the market. If you don’t have it in the supermarket, you can buy it. Shop directly online.

Teaspoon, a word in Hunan dialect. In Xiang dialect, it refers to a relatively small spoon. Also called spoon, the two words are interchangeable in Xiang dialect. It is different from spoons such as soup ladles and rice ladles. Among them, in modern life, it also refers to a spoon used for eating. Its most common use is to stir milk tea or coffee. It is named after the small spoon used to make tea in ancient times.

Extended information:

Reference dosage of various seasonings in general dishes (taking 500 grams of main ingredients as an example):

1. 1/2 teaspoon of salt , about 1 small spoon (the small spoon that comes with the seasoning box). If there is sauce in the dish (bean paste or noodle sauce, etc.), the amount of salt should be less than 1/2 teaspoon.

2. 1 teaspoon of soy sauce. For braised or darker dishes, the amount of soy sauce can be increased to 1 tablespoon.

3. The amount of MSG or chicken essence used in one dish is about 1/4 teaspoon or less.

4. The amount of white sugar is about 1/4 teaspoon. For dishes with sweet and sour flavor or fried sugar color, more should be used. Generally, about 2 tablespoons are used.

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