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"star ingredient" is a correct and commonly used phrase in written English.
It is typically used to describe a standout ingredient that is the main focus or highlight of a dish or product. Here is an example: "The star ingredient of this dish is the freshly squeezed lemon juice, which adds a bright and tangy flavor."
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This, of course, was the restaurant's star ingredient.
Finally, the star ingredient, the lamb: First, it's cured overnight with salt, peppercorns, caraway and coriander.
"Liquorice is a star ingredient, and one that's rarely off our menu," she says.
Unfortunately, on this evening, the star ingredient remained kind of elusive.
It's more a sparkling garnish than a star ingredient, but delicious nonetheless.
Purple Laver: Also called nori, it's the star ingredient in laverbread.
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They were aggressively flavored with tarragon, but the herb didn't obscure the star ingredients.
But some of these star ingredients were embedded in elaborate, multipart compositions that didn't fully reward the attention they demanded.
Bromelain, an enzyme found in pineapple, and papain, which derives from papaya, are star ingredients in the clarifying facial mask and the night cream from Rx Skin Therapy.
Cocoa, rice, tomato, ginger root -- these are among the homey foods that have become star ingredients in face creams, perfumes, cleansers, lip ointments and even deodorants.
In fact, the Nordic Food Lab's Josh Evans and Ben Reade declared their tasting a failure, largely because the star ingredients – which came from Dutch insect farms – were nearly flavourless.
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