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Food that Starts with M

Different kinds of foods exist in the whole world; some of them occur in our country, some of them may not. Let’s learn some interesting names for interesting foods.

Fruits that start with M

Mamey: globular or ovoid tropical fruit with thick russet leathery rind and juicy yellow or reddish flesh.

• Mamey is a delicious fruit from the Tropics.

Mandarin Orange: A somewhat flat reddish-orange loose skinned citrus of china.

• You can make a good fruit salad with some raspberries and mandarin orange.

Mango: A large ovoid tropical fruit having sooth skin, juicy aromatic pulp, and a large hairy seed.

• Allison likes to make cold strawberry mango smoothies for her and her friends while they hang out by the pool.

Marang: tropical fruit from the Philippines having a mass of small seeds embedded in sweetish white pulp.

• The marang fruit tree has similar properties as a fig tree and can be mistaken for one.

Maraschino cherry: A cherry preserved in true or imitation maraschino liqueur.

• Carl’s mother likes to make her own cherry coke; she buys maraschino cherries from the store and uses the juice for her coke.

Marmalade: a preserve made of pulp and rind of citrus fruit.

• Margo makes her own marmalade at home by boiling her favorite fruits in sugar and water.

Meats that start with M

Marbling: The immixture of fat and lean in a cut meat.

• Good marbling is found on high quality steak.

Marrowbone: A bone containing editable marrow; used especially for flavoring soup.

• Dogs enjoy bones for the marrowbone in the center; and it’s good for their teeth.

Meat: The flesh of animals (including fishes birds and snails) used as food.

• You can find many different cuts and pieces of meat in a butcher shop.

Meatball: A ground meat formed into a ball of meat fried or simmered in broth.

• Meatballs are made from many different types of meat, such as lamb, pork, and beef.

Meatloaf: A baked loaf of ground meat.

• You cook meatloaf at a low temperature and it comes out tender.

Mouton: Meat from a mature domestic sheep.

• You can find mouton chops at renaissance fairs.

Vegetables that start with M

Macedoine: Mixed diced fruits or vegetables; hot or cold.

• My grandma prefers to make her own macedoine rather than buy it premade at the store.

Marinara: sauce for pasta; contains tomatoes and garlic herbs.

• When Miles cooks his special spaghetti he makes marinara from scratch.

Minestrone: A soup made with a variety of vegetables.

• Nathan always orders minestrone when he goes to Italian restaurants because of its thick texture.

Moussaka: A casserole of eggplant and ground lamb with onion and tomatoes bound with white sauce and beaten eggs.

• There are three different variations of moussaka from Turkey, Balkins and Greece.

Grains that start with M

Macaroni: Pasta in the form of slender tubes.

• Kyle likes to make baked macaroni casseroles for when his whole family gets together.

Manicotti: large pasta tubes stuffed with chopped meat or mild cheese and baked in tomato sauce.

• Matthew brought his girlfriend to and Italian restaurant and ordered manicotti for the both of them.

Matzah: Brittle flat bread eaten at Passover.

• Matzah is Jewish bread mostly eaten at Passover.

Mexican husk tomatoes: A small edible yellow to purple tomato-like fruit enclosed in a bladder-like husk.

• The Mexican husk tomatoes are mostly found in the highlands of Guatemala; commonly seen in native markets.

Mostaccioli: A pasta somewhat resembling little moustaches.

• Mostaccioli is an Italian dish served with tomato sauce, cheese, and herbs.

Muffin: A sweet quick bread baked in a cup-shaped pan.

• Beth bakes muffins for the whole family every weekend.