In this task, you have to generate the named entities (NER) given its ingredients of the recipe. Named entities are the names of the items without their quantity.
Q: 4 -5 medium potatoes, peeled, diced, water, salt, 2 red onions, chopped, 2 tablespoons butter or 2 tablespoons margarine, 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour, 12 teaspoon salt, 12 teaspoon black pepper, 1 cup half-and-half, 1 tablespoon dijon-style mustard, 12 cup mayonnaise, 4 slices bacon, cooked, crumbled, fresh thyme leaves or 1 teaspoon dried thyme leaves
A:
potatoes, water, salt, red onions, butter, flour, salt, black pepper, mustard, mayonnaise, bacon, thyme