Can you hit the portion with a ladle?
You can, but only if you know which ladle it is. The ladle sizes used in homes in Türkiye are not standard.
The ladle is the tool that decides how much passes from the pot to the plate; but according to the finding of Türkiye Beslenme Rehberi, the national dietary guideline, the ladle sizes used in homes are not standard. That is why the guideline defines three ladles by their diameter, depth and volume: the very small ladle holds 60 mL, the small ladle 90 mL and the medium ladle 120 mL. The measure comes not from the name of the ladle but from these three numbers.
Sources
- TÜBER 2022 — Türkiye Beslenme Rehberi Bölüm 10.2.1, s. 230 (Kepçe Ölçüleri) Çok küçük kepçe = 3 numaralı sos kepçesi = 7 cm çap, 2,5 cm derinlik = 60 mL = ¼ kupa; küçük kepçe = 1 numaralı yemek kepçesi = 8 cm çap, 3,2 cm derinlik = 90 mL; orta kepçe = 2 numaralı yemek kepçesi = 9 cm çap, 3,2 cm derinlik = 120 mL = ½ kupa; 1 standart porsiyon yulaf ezmesi 1 silme çok küçük kepçe 30 g; buğday/pirinç gevreği 2 silme 30 g; mısır gevreği 4 silme 30 g; kuru baklagil yemeği 2 küçük kepçe 130 g; pirinç veya bulgur pilavı 1 silme orta kepçe 90-110 g; makarna 1 silme orta kepçe 75 g; pişmiş sebze yemeği 2 silme orta kepçe 150 g accessed: 2026-08-15
- TÜBER 2022 — Türkiye Beslenme Rehberi Bölüm 10.2.1, s. 228 Türkiye'de kepçe ölçüleri standart değildir; evlerde kullanılan kepçelerin hacimleri firmalar arasında ayrışır accessed: 2026-08-15
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