Cooking oil; oils used for food, such as vegetable or animal fats processed and sold for culinary use (e.g., salad oil, sesame oil, olive oil).
天ぷらを揚げるときは、品質の良い食用油を使うと仕上がりが変わる。
When frying tempura, using good-quality cooking oil changes the result.
食用油は高温に強いものとサラダ用の低温向けのものがある。
There are cooking oils suitable for high-heat cooking and others meant for low-heat use like salads.
スーパーで食用油をまとめ買いしておいた。
I stocked up on cooking oil at the supermarket.