I have one from an aunt for teryaki marinade that calls for measurements in ‘dessert spoons’, i.e., “eight dessert spoons of dry red wine”. Dessert spoons have never been common in the circles I run in.
I feel for you. When I started dating Hubby, the first dinner he made me almost scared me away - 6 courses, with different forks/knives/spoons/wine for each (yeah, he’s a chef, too). I never knew there was an ‘escargot fork’ until that night (and didn’t know what escargot was either). Apparently, I passed his test, and we’re still together.
Hubby’s got tons of appetizer thingies he makes, but you probably would be looking at 10-12 hrs to make any one of them (his advantage: minions to do his bidding at work!). If you want any, email me and I’ll send you some - or there’s some on his website on my profile.
Lumpia! Now there’s a blast from the past – 20 years ago, when I visited my sister, who was a Department of Defense Dependent School teacher at George Dewey Naval Base.
I’m glad you didn’t suggest balut.
BTW, my favorite nebulous instruction is “bake in medium oven until done.”