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Ingredient
Definition
An ingredient is one of the parts that goes into making a recipe or product.
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Common collocations
- key ingredient
- main ingredient
- essential ingredient
- basic ingredient
- list of ingredients
- follow the ingredients
- add the ingredients
Word family
noun ingredient
Usage note
An ingredient is a component of a mixture or dish. It is not typically used for abstract concepts unless metaphorically.
Example sentences
- I need to go to the store to buy ingredients for dinner tonight.
- The chef carefully measured each ingredient before adding it to the dish.
- This recipe has too many ingredients, I don't think I can make it.
- The cake was delicious, but I couldn't quite identify all of the ingredients.
- The shampoo's ingredients included coconut oil and shea butter.
Quotes
Cooking is like painting or writing a song. Just as there are only so many notes or colors, there are only so many flavors - it's how you combine them that sets you apart. - Wolfgang Puck
I'm not a chef. But I'm passionate about food - the tradition of it, cooking it, and sharing it. - Zac Posen
Cooking is all about people. Food is maybe the only universal thing that really has the power to bring everyone together. No matter what culture, everywhere around the world, people eat together. - Guy Fieri
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