Difference between rice and ingredient in Korean
쌀·재료
쌀rice
쌀 means rice, especially the dry grains before cooking. People use this word when they buy rice, wash it, or talk about having rice at home. It is a very common food word in Korean because rice is an important everyday meal.
How to say rice
재료ingredient
"Ingredient" means one of the foods you use to make a dish. In Korean, 재료 often means the things you need for cooking, like eggs, onions, or rice. You can use this word when talking about buying food, preparing a meal, or asking what is in a dish.
How to say ingredientThe difference
재료 means ingredient in general, like onions, eggs, or flour. Rice grains can be one ingredient, but 재료 is a much wider word.
