Culinary Arts & Cooking vocabulary · Recipes, Measurements & Costing
Tablespoon
Meaning in culinary arts & cooking, with examples
/ˈteɪbəlspuːn/nounCore term
In culinary arts & cooking, tablespoon means: A large spoon, and a standard measure in recipes equal to three teaspoons, which is 15 ml in the UK and US.
In Turkish: yemek kaşığı
How it is used
Written tbsp, tbs or T in recipes. Professional kitchens prefer weights in grams, but tablespoons are still used for small amounts of liquids and spices. Level and heaped tablespoons are different amounts.
Example sentences
Add two tablespoons of olive oil to the dressing.
Is that a level tablespoon or a heaped one?
Common collocations
a tablespoon of
level tablespoon
heaped tablespoon
measuring spoon
Related terms
teaspoonA small spoon, and a standard measure in recipes equal to about 5 ml, or one third of a tablespoon.
recipeA set of instructions for making a dish, with a list of ingredients, their quantities and the steps, times and temperatures needed.
to tasteIn the amount that gives the flavour you want, decided by tasting rather than by an exact measure. Used mostly with salt, pepper, sugar and acid.
yieldThe amount or number of portions a recipe produces; also the usable weight of an ingredient left after trimming, boning or peeling.
