In a French recipe, c. à s. (cuillère à soupe) is a tablespoon, c. à c. (cuillère à café) is a teaspoon, cl is a centiliter (10 ml), Th is the oven thermostat (× 30 = °C) and a sachet is one packet, 11 g for baking powder.
| You see | French | Means |
|---|---|---|
| c. à s. / cs / CS | cuillère à soupe | tablespoon (15 ml) |
| c. à c. / cc / CC | cuillère à café | teaspoon (5 ml) |
| g / kg | gramme / kilogramme | gram / kilogram |
| ml / cl / dl / l | millilitre / centilitre / décilitre / litre | 10 ml = 1 cl; 100 ml = 1 dl |
| Th | thermostat | oven setting × 30 = °C |
| 1 sachet | sachet | one packet: baking powder 11 g, vanilla sugar 7.5 g |
| 1 pincée | une pincée | a pinch |
| 1 noix de beurre | une noix de beurre | a walnut-sized knob of butter, about 10-15 g |
| 1 noisette de beurre | une noisette de beurre | a hazelnut-sized piece of butter, about 5 g |
| 1 verre | un verre | a drinking glass, about 200-250 ml (older recipes) |
| 1 pot de yaourt | un pot de yaourt | a 125 g yogurt pot, the measuring cup of the gâteau au yaourt |
| QS | quantité suffisante | as much as needed |
| min / h | minutes / heures | minutes / hours |
| PM | pour mémoire | listed for reference |
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Questions people ask
How many ml is 20 cl?
200 ml, a little over ¾ US cup (0.85 cup).
What does “QS” mean in a recipe?
Quantité suffisante: use as much as you need.
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