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An Australian tablespoon is 20 ml. A US one is 15 ml.
Use an Australian spoon on a US recipe and you add a third too much. The chart puts cups, spoons, oven temperatures and ounces side by side for Australia, the US and the UK.
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Ingredient names and measurements change depending on where you cook. Most substitute sites ignore this — we don't.
- Cornflour (AU/UK) = Cornstarch (US)
- Self-raising flour ratios differ by country
- Tablespoon sizes vary (AU 20ml vs US 15ml)
- Cream terminology: thickened, heavy, double
- Bicarbonate of soda vs baking soda
- Caster sugar vs superfine sugar
Common substitutions
Same ingredient, different name
All names →The mix-ups that catch people out most when a recipe comes from another country.
| Australia | UK | US |
|---|---|---|
| Cornflour | Cornflour | Cornstarch |
| Thickened cream | Whipping cream | Heavy cream |
| Bicarbonate of soda | Bicarbonate of soda | Baking soda |
| Plain flour | Plain flour | All-purpose flour |
| Caster sugar | Caster sugar | Superfine sugar |
| Icing sugar | Icing sugar | Powdered sugar |
| Coriander | Coriander | Cilantro |
| Capsicum | Pepper | Bell pepper |
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