# Cooking question: How much is a "bunch" of spinach? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 30, 2005, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cooking-question-how-much-is-a-bunch-of-spinach/328610 "2005-10-30T18:52:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2005, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cooking-question-how-much-is-a-bunch-of-spinach/328610/1 "2005-10-30T18:52:01Z")
I know, I know. It’s people like me who want exact measurements that take the skill and art out of cooking, but I figure it is worth asking. I have a recipe for spinach soup that requires a “bunch” of spaghetti. Everything else in the recipe is in exact ingrediants. Does anyone know about how much a bunch is? Is it like a handful? ---
**Author:** ![Harmonious\_Discord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/74df32/32.png) [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2005, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cooking-question-how-much-is-a-bunch-of-spinach/328610/2 "2005-10-30T19:03:56Z")
A bunch of spinach would be all the leaves held together by the stems with a rubberband. The stem bundle would be about 2 inches in diameter. When it’s loose in a bag, I would estimate you would want about a 6 inch ball of leaves. ---
**Author:** ![yBeayf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/e274bd/32.png) [@yBeayf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yBeayf)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2005, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cooking-question-how-much-is-a-bunch-of-spinach/328610/3 "2005-10-30T19:04:15Z")
Fresh spinach is often sold in bunches, like [these](http://www.batistamoon.com/agimages/agwebbig/fieldspinachboxb.jpg). That’s about how much a bunch is. ---
**Author:** ![yBeayf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/e274bd/32.png) [@yBeayf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yBeayf)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2005, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cooking-question-how-much-is-a-bunch-of-spinach/328610/4 "2005-10-30T19:05:28Z")
Wait – are you asking about a bunch of spinach or a bunch of spaghetti? If the latter, then I have no idea. ---
**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2005, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cooking-question-how-much-is-a-bunch-of-spinach/328610/5 "2005-10-30T19:18:33Z")
Let’s let the folks in the kitchen over at Cafe Society try this one. Moved. **samclem** GQ moderator ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2005, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cooking-question-how-much-is-a-bunch-of-spinach/328610/6 "2005-10-30T20:12:39Z")
> [@yBeayf](#): > > Wait – are you asking about a bunch of spinach or a bunch of spaghetti? If the latter, then I have no idea. Spinach. I have no idea why I wrote spaghetti. ---
**Author:** ![spingears](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ebca7d/32.png) [@spingears](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spingears)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2005, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cooking-question-how-much-is-a-bunch-of-spinach/328610/7 "2005-10-31T01:04:01Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > I know, I know. It’s people like me who want exact measurements that take the skill and art out of cooking, but I figure it is worth asking. > > I have a recipe for spinach soup that requires a \*\*“bunch” of spaghetti. \*\*Everything else in the recipe is in exact ingrediants. Does anyone know about how much a bunch is? Is it like a handful? WAG How many (persons) are in the bunch that will eat the spinach? Spaghetti is ‘mesured’ with a plastic or ceramic thingy with labels as to how much to prepare for a given number of gastric victims.