Difference between mustard and ingredient in Korean

겨자·재료

mustard

겨자mustard

겨자 means mustard, a strong and spicy sauce or powder made from mustard seeds. People often eat it with hot dogs, sandwiches, sausages, and other foods. In Korean, it can also mean the sharp mustard flavor used in some sauces and dressings.

ingredient

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.

The difference

재료 means an ingredient used to make a dish. 겨자 can be one kind of 재료 or condiment.