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The koku (斛) is a Chinese-based Japanese unit of volume. 1 koku is equivalent to 10 to or approximately 180 litres (40 imp gal; 48 US gal), [a] [1] or about 150 kilograms (330 lb) of rice. It converts, in turn, to 100 shō and 1000 gō. [2]
By the 1940s the shipping koku was 1 ⁄ 10 of the shipping ton [14] of 40 or 42 cu ft (i.e., 110–120 L); the koku of timber was about 10 cu ft (280 L); [14] and the koku of fish, like many modern bushels, was no longer reckoned by volume but computed by weight (40 kan). [14]
A 1-gō masu, a wooden box used for measuring portions of rice or sake. The gō or cup is a traditional Japanese unit based on the ge which is equal to 10 shaku or 1 ⁄ 10 shō. It was officially equated with 2401 / 13310 liters in 1891. The gō is the traditional amount used for a serving of rice and a cup of sake in Japanese cuisine.
[8] [9] 80-90% of the weight of an uncooked rice grain is starch, and 7-10% is protein. [9] [10] Other important components of rice include fat, fibers, and minerals, all comprising less than 1% of rice by weight. [11] The ratio of the two types of starch, linear amylose and branched amylopectin, affects cooked rice texture.
Fried rice originated in China more than 1,000 years ago during the Sui Dynasty as a way to repurpose leftover rice. It quickly spread across Asia, with each culture adding unique ingredients and ...
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A masha is a traditional Indian unit of mass, [1] now standardized as 0.972 grams (0.0343 oz). [citation needed]The essential unit of mass used in India included ratti, masha, tola, chattank, seer and maund.
Tammy Slaton, star of the TLC reality show 1000-Lb. Sisters has shared an exciting update on her weight-loss journey.. The reality star now weighs 281.2 pounds (127 kg). A clip posted on the ...