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I was looking at an online recipe for Guacamole, when I noticed the recipe called for "1/8 teaspoon of hot sauce." I thought it was funny to see it worded that way; that amount is typically referred to as "a dash." After clicking through the site for a bit, I noticed instructions for 1/8 teaspoon of this and 1/16 teaspoon, more commonly known as a pinch, of that. I wondered why the writers of the site veered from the common cooking vernacular. I did some research, and discovered articles, such as the one at EHOW.COM, which refer to dashes & pinches as subjective measurements. It may be that the site's writers used the teaspoon fraction because many people think dashes & pinches are subjective measurements. They're not.
Terms Defined:
1 dash = 1/8 tsp
1 pinch = 1/16 tsp (1/2 dash)
1 smidgen = 1/32 tsp (1/4 dash)
1 nip = 1/64 tsp (1/8 dash)
I'm not sure how much flavor a single dash of hot sauce will add to a dip, personally. Yet, if you do need to add a dash, or less, of something to a recipe, most measuring spoon sets come with a 1/8 teaspoon measure. There are also special measuring spoons made if you need to accurately measure anything less than a dash.
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I am not a professional chef, nor have I been classically trained in the field of cuisine. I AM, however, a writer and a well read food & wine enthusiast, who lives to eat and knows what he likes. In this blog, you'll read my views on cheese, wine, restaurants, cooking, food trends, and more.
This is so cool! I had read something like this before a really long time ago and swore I dreamt it because I haven't seen it ever since lol. Thanks for sharing James! =]
ReplyDeleteWell, thank you. I'm happy you liked it.
ReplyDeleteLOVE this post James. Hilarious and helpful. That's how many grandmums recipes are written out and now I have a translation. Cheers! Jenny
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