diff --git a/recipes.py b/recipes.py
index 69510f5..06f4629 100644
--- a/recipes.py
+++ b/recipes.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ class Units:
 class Ingredient:
     def load(self, dct: Dict[str, Any]) -> List[str]:
         issues = []
-        issues += assert_dict(dct, ["name"], ["wdid", "pricedb"])
+        issues += assert_dict(dct, ["name"], ["wdid", "pricedb", "aliases"])
 
         assert_type(dct, "name", str)
         self.name = dct["name"]
@@ -47,6 +47,13 @@ class Ingredient:
             self.pricedb = PriceDBs()
             issues += self.pricedb.load(dct["pricedb"])
 
+        self.aliases = []
+        if "aliases" in dct:
+            assert_list(dct["aliases"])
+            for elem in dct["aliases"]:
+                assert_type(elem, "", str)
+                self.aliases.append(elem)
+
         return issues
 
 
@@ -65,7 +72,7 @@ class Ingredients:
 
     def get(self, name: str) -> Optional[Ingredient]:
         for ing in self.ingredients:
-            if ing.name == name:
+            if ing.name == name or name in ing.aliases:
                 return ing
         raise RuntimeError(f"ingredient {name} not found")