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Discover LudwigThe phrase 'single portion' is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to refer to a quantity of something, usually food, that is intended to serve one person. For example, "Each guest was given a single portion of cake."
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A generous single portion was enough for two.
A single portion of charcoal to cook a meal costs at least 20 shillings (23 cents).
From the spring, Ben & Jerry's single portion tubs will be reduced from 150ml to 100ml, a 33% reduction in size.
It is very economical to make and a single portion would cost well under £1 in Manila, depending on the amount of meat included.
Like a Thanksgiving turkey, cassoulet brings people together by virtue of sheer volume; no one has ever made a single portion.
"If you look at the environmental impact, the carbon impact, the single portion is the least impactful way of drinking coffee," he said.
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From it come thin-crusted single-portion pies of high quality and low price.
Tesco also said single-portion 100g puddings were selling well – with demand up almost 25% on last year.
A wood-burning brick oven by the door produces thin-crusted single-portion pies of high quality and low price.
Here's a counter-intuitive way in which packaging can help the environment: put more food in single-portion packs.
Traditionally, bento is a single-portion meal, served in a box that contains small amounts of several types of food.
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