Translation guide
How to talk about ingredients in Japanese, from cooking to product labels.
Referring to the items used to make a dish.
The most common word for ingredients in cooking. Covers everything you need to prepare a dish.
I bought the ingredients for curry.
Specifically refers to solid ingredients in soups, stews, or mixed dishes like pizza toppings.
The ingredients in the miso soup are tofu and wakame seaweed.
The list of components in a packaged food or product.
Highlighting the most important ingredient in a dish.
Literally 'leading role', used figuratively for the star ingredient.
A special ingredient that makes a dish unique.
This dish is easy because it uses few ingredients.
Used for ingredients listed on food labels, cosmetics, etc. Often seen as 原材料名.
Please check the ingredients.
The ingredients of this snack are flour, sugar, and eggs.
Refers to components or constituents, often used for nutritional or chemical ingredients.
Check the ingredients of cosmetics.
The star ingredient of today's pasta is seasonal tomatoes.
A straightforward way to say 'main ingredient'.
The main ingredient is chicken.
Literally 'hidden flavor', a small amount of an ingredient added to enhance taste without being obvious.
I add a little soy sauce as a secret ingredient.
Direct translation of 'secret ingredient', often used in casual contexts.
What's the secret ingredient in this sauce?
Ingredients: flour, sugar.
Prepare the ingredients for the hot pot.