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[–] SplashJackson@lemmy.ca 18 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Just put 1/3 football fields of flour and 1/12 Empire State Buildings of salt and exactly 2 1/4 tsp of yeast (no more, no less)

Don't forget the 1/137th of a blue whale of water.

[–] stoly@lemmy.world 13 points 4 days ago

Wait till you learn that pre metric Canadian measurements use the same terms but are different.

[–] TheReturnOfPEB@reddthat.com 76 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (10 children)

The only thing measured in grams in the US is cannabis.

[–] Irelephant@lemm.ee 55 points 6 days ago (1 children)

And bullets are measured in millimeters

[–] Pogogunner@sopuli.xyz 31 points 6 days ago (12 children)

It depends. Ones designed in other countries, yes. But if the bullet was designed in the USA, it is measured in inches like .45 ACP or .223 Remington

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[–] khannie@lemmy.world 15 points 6 days ago (2 children)

I think most medicines are measured in grams over there too (500mg for acetaminophen / paracetamol). And Cocaine.

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[–] Feathercrown@lemmy.world 10 points 5 days ago (10 children)

What do you guys call bell peppers?

[–] Cabslock@lemmy.world 12 points 4 days ago
[–] Irelephant@lemm.ee 12 points 4 days ago (1 children)
[–] Pili@lemmy.ml 3 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Ooh interesting, how do you call those:

[–] Irelephant@lemm.ee 4 points 4 days ago (7 children)

Also pepper. Usually, if referring to a "bell pepper" they would call it by its colour, so a red pepper or orange pepper. Pepper the seasoning may be black pepper (thats the most common).

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[–] RedFrank24@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago

Peppercorns, but when ground up it becomes pepper.

[–] invalidname@lemmy.world 8 points 4 days ago
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[–] Lizardking27@lemmy.world 8 points 5 days ago (4 children)

Oh my god another country calls things different words! How outrageous of them!

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[–] Zip2@feddit.uk 25 points 6 days ago (8 children)

What is a cup? What is a cup for liquid? What is a cup for flour?

Ffs.

[–] bjorney@lemmy.ca 31 points 6 days ago (3 children)

Cups are ~235ml regardless of wet or dry. They are one of the sane-er measurements

You may be confusing your frustration with the ounce, which may refer to:

  • avoirdupois ounce, used for mass in most cases
  • Troy ounce, used for mass when referring to precious metals
  • the imperial fluid ounce, used for volume sometimes
  • the us customary fluid ounce, used for volume sometimes
  • the us food labelling ounce, used for volume like the customary fluid ounce, but rounded to a nice number of milliliters
[–] superkret@feddit.org 26 points 6 days ago (2 children)

In metric, dry ingredients are measured by weight, so how much a cup is changes for each ingredient.

[–] bjorney@lemmy.ca 17 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (16 children)

Dry ingredients by weight isn't a metric exclusive thing, it's an "accurate recipe" thing. Plenty of American recipes call for ounces and pounds. Cups are also a unit of volume, so 1c of milk occupies the same volume as 1c of water even though their masses are different (at a given temperature; which is why it's better to use weight for liquid ingredients as well)

The confusion is when you have no idea whether they are calling for 28.4ml, 29.5ml or 28.3g when they say "ounce"

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[–] Jerb322@lemmy.world 5 points 5 days ago

Cilantro is mui fomoso.🎺🪇🎶

[–] v_krishna@lemmy.ml 14 points 6 days ago (25 children)

I get the rocket and coriander ones, also the units of measurement but what do you call a bell pepper? (Also how do you differentiate dried cilantro seed powder from the fresh herb? I like to know if I should be using a spice or the fresh plant)

[–] x00z@lemmy.world 17 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

what do you call a bell pepper

Paprika.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell_pepper#Nomenclature

It's very well documented.

[–] Zip2@feddit.uk 4 points 5 days ago

In the uk we call a bell pepper a pepper. Red/green/orange/yellow prefixed as required.

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