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: 1 teaspoon salt, 4 chicken thighs (or equivalent quantity of legs or breasts), 3 tablespoons sake, 1 green onion, 12 seedless European cucumber, 2 tablespoons peeled and grated gingerroot, 4 tablespoons soy sauce
A:
salt, chicken, sake, green onion, cucumber, gingerroot, soy sauce