Recipe:
A recipe is a set of instruction which guides or describes how to make something. The purpose of a recipe is to have a precise record of the ingredients used, the amounts needed and the way they are combined.
Ingredients:
An ingredient is a substance that forms a part of a mixture. Ingredients are used to prepare a specific and dish. Each and every product contains a secret ingredient which would make better than the competing products.
Differences:
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| Definition (www.oxforddictionaries.com) |
A set of instructions for preparing a particular dish, including a list of the ingredients required. | Any of the foods or substances that are combined to make a particular dish. |
| Synonyms | Program, method, prescription, techniques and instruction | Piece, element, factor, additive and constituent |
| Antonyms | Ingredient | Whole |
| History | The earliest known recipes date from approximately 1600 BC and come from an Akkadian tablet from southern Babylonia. | |
| Word origin | It was originated from the Late Middle English: from Latin. | It was originated from the Late Middle English: from Latin ingredient. |
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