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| dash |
a small amount of an ingredient. [1/8 definitions] |
| ingredient |
An ingredient is one of the things that goes into a mixture. When you make cookies, you use many ingredients, such as flour, salt, eggs, and sugar. |
| measuring cup |
a specially designed cup used in cooking for measuring ingredients. Some measuring cups are designed to hold one specific amount of an ingredient such as a half cup, third cup, or quarter cup. Many large measuring cups are marked to show different levels of capacity. |
| sunscreen |
an ingredient used in a lotion that is put on the skin to protect against sunburn. |
| sushi |
a kind of food from Japan that has rice as a main ingredient. The rice has a little vinegar and sugar mixed into it. On top of the rice, or wrapped around it, is seaweed, fish, seafood, egg, or some kind of vegetable. The fish used in sushi is either cooked or raw. Vegetables used in sushi are often pickled. |
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