食材(しょくざい)

しょくざい
noun
ingredient, foodstuff
1. ingredient, foodstuff, cooking ingredient
Raw materials used in cooking; food items before they are prepared into a dish.
新鮮(しんせん)な食材(しょくざい)を使(つか)う。
Use fresh ingredients.
旬(しゅん)の食材(しょくざい)は美味(おい)しい。
Seasonal ingredients are delicious.
旬 refers to the peak season for food
冷蔵庫(れいぞうこ)にある食材(しょくざい)で何(なに)か作(つく)ろう。
Let's make something with the ingredients in the fridge.

A general term for cooking ingredients. Related terms:

  • 材料(ざいりょう) - materials/ingredients (broader, also non-food)
  • 具(ぐ)/具材(ぐざい) - ingredients/toppings (in dishes like ramen, soup)
  • 原材料(げんざいりょう) - raw materials (on food labels)

Common collocations:

  • 食材(しょくざい)を買(か)う (buy ingredients)
  • 食材(しょくざい)を揃(そろ)える (gather ingredients)
  • 地元(じもと)の食材(しょくざい) (local ingredients)
  • 高級(こうきゅう)食材(しょくざい) (premium ingredients)
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Added 2026.1.14 21:50 · Revised 2026.1.19 21:14
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