how many grams in a teaspoon of bulgur?

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• When does a teaspoon of bulgur actually matter?
  Mostly in test batches and garnishes. Cooks scaling down a kibbeh recipe sometimes work in teaspoons of fine bulgur to dial the meat-to-grain ratio. A teaspoon or two of toasted bulgur also works as a crunchy finish on labneh, lentil soup, or stuffed grape leaves. At 3.17 g per teaspoon, three teaspoons land close to the 9.5 g tablespoon figure, as expected.
• Is a teaspoon enough to thicken anything?
  Not on its own. A single teaspoon of bulgur (about 3.17 g) will swell to roughly a tablespoon of cooked grain — noticeable as texture in a small bowl of soup but invisible in a full pot. For real thickening you want a tablespoon or two per quart of liquid. Use the teaspoon measure when you are fine-tuning a small portion or adding bulgur for bite rather than body.
• Should I toast bulgur before measuring it by the teaspoon?
  If a recipe calls for toasted bulgur as a garnish, toast a larger batch in a dry pan until golden, then measure the cooled grain. Hot bulgur compacts unevenly in a small spoon and the heat throws off your read. Toasting reduces the weight per teaspoon by maybe 0.1 to 0.2 g as moisture cooks off — small enough to ignore unless you are working at pastry-level precision.

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