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: 3 very firm pears, 3 tablespoons sugar, 3/4 teaspoon powdered galangal, optional, 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger (if not using galangal, increase this to 1 teaspoon), 3/4 teaspoon cinnamon, 2 tablespoons cocoa
A:
sugar, powdered galangal, ground ginger, cinnamon, cocoa