![]() So BE AWARE of what your measuring cup size is. Some American recipe books will say 1 cup (240ml) but then there’s some that has 1 cup (250ml). And then Julia Child’s pyrex measurement cup ( on display at Smithsonian) actually has both: 1 US cup as 8 oz (240ml or 236 ml to be exact) and 1 Metric cup as 250ml. US Metric cup = 250ml is what you will find in most stores. US Customary cup = 236ml is defined as 8 oz or 1/2 pint and was used customarily throughout United States. US Legal cup = 240 ml is the official cup and tablespoon volume which are used in nutritional labeling. ** all my FOUR 1 cup measuring cups are 250 ml, including one bought in London.rest were unmarked but it’s safe to assume is 250 ml.about TEN: OXO, Progressive, All clad, Chef N, etc have 1 cup = 250 ml.only TWO: Martha Stewart and Bellemaine have 1 cup = 240ml.only ONE by Martha Stewart has 1 cup = 236ml.Of about 25 different US measuring cups I checked – It is important to note that what I have stated above for US cups and what is actually commonly used is often different. IMPORTANT : NOT all US MEASURING CUPS are EQUAL So when reading Korean recipes, pay close attention to what they mean by 1 cup (컵). Traditional Korean recipes usually use 200 ml as 1 cup. Usually, pastry and baking recipes use 250 ml as 1 cup. The Korean paper cup is the same size cup you get from a coffee vending machine all throughout Korea. Korean cup = 200 ml (same as Japanese 1 cup).Korean recipes commonly use 4 different measuring cups : KOREAN Measuring CupsFortunately, Tablespoons are mostly 15ml throughout the world except for US customary, Australia and Canada. Metric (US, Australia, New Zealand) or International Measuring cup sizes in ml for different countries Measuring Cup Sizes in ml for Different Countries Please let me know if I’m missing anything or if you find anything that needs to be corrected. OK, so here I go again…I need to get to the bottom of what people mean by US measuring cup and what is the correct volume? And then I was curious about what other different size cups other countries use?įirst, a quick summary table of my findings:īelow is a table of different measuring cup sizes throughout the world. Also, many Korean recipes will say 1 Korean paper cup (종이컵) which is 180 ml instead of 200ml. Because Korean measuring cup is 200 ml and US legal measuring cup is 240ml. And I also remembered that I have always wanted to write about US and Korean cup measurements. ![]() Is it US measuring cup or is it Metric?īut then I realized the answer is not that simple. Recently, someone asked me what measuring cup I use. My pretty measurement cups from John Lewis, London and spoons from Anthropologie, Carmel, CA~
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