1 A cuisine is a characteristic style of cooking practices and traditions, often associated with a specific region, country or culture. 2  To become a global cuisine, a local, regional or national cuisine must spread around the world; it's food served world-wide. Global cuisine â a cuisine that is practiced around the world. 2  A cuisine is a characteristic style of cooking practices and traditions, often associated with a specific region, country or culture.
One cup of all-purpose flour is the equivalent to 128 grams, or 4.5 ounces. Half a cup of all-purpose flour is equal to 64 grams or 2.25 ounces, and a fourth of a cup is equal to 32 grams or 1.13 ounces. These measurements also apply to confectioners sugar.
Sometimes when I'm not sure about a recipe but want to try it anyway, I scale down the recipe to 50% of the original. In those circumstances, I found it very difficult to calculate 50% of 3/4 cup, or to measure 50% of 1.5 tablespoon, etc. Then I found this handy table in my Baking for Dummies book. For instance 3/4th of a cup is equal to 12 tablespoons, so half of it would be 6 tablespoons. Check out the Cups to Grams conversion chart below.