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- 400 g dry pastathat is ΒΎ pack of 500 g
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The amounts are raw weights, before cooking: pasta and rice roughly double in weight as they cook. They follow published reference portions (see the sources), lightly rounded for everyday cooking.
Questions
How much pasta per person?
About 100 g of dry pasta per adult for a main dish, 60 g as a side. A 500 g pack makes a main for 5 people.
How much rice per person?
About 80 g of uncooked rice per adult for a main dish, 60 g as a side. Rice nearly triples in volume as it cooks.
How much meat per person?
Allow about 125 g of raw meat per adult, and 150 g of raw fish. For meat on the bone, allow a little more.
How much for a child?
About half an adult portion. Count a teenager as a full portion.