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Macademia
Macademia
       Macadamia nuts: Central American nuts which are rich, tasty, buttery and crispy being roasted and salted.

   Machouia: Grilled vegetable salad.

   Macaroni: Italian pasta in shape of curved elbows with many sizes.

Macaroons
Macaroons
   Macaroon: traditional cookie made from almond paste, sugar, egg whites and sometimes chocolate or coconut.

   Mackerel: saltwater fish, rich taste and pale flesh very similar to tuna.

   Madeira: sweet dessert made of wine and originated in Portugal.

Mackerel
Mackerel
   Mahi Mahi: also known as dolphinfish. It is fat with flavorful flesh commonly used in grilling and/or broiling.

   Malt: powder of grain with a slightly sweet taste, basically used in the preparation of vinegar, the brewing of beer, the distillation of liquor, and as a nutritional additive in food.

   Maltose: also known as Malt Sugar. It is a disaccharide very important for the alcohol fermentation converting starch into sugar.

Mahi mahi
Mahi mahi
   Manchego: Spanish cheese made from milk of cow.

   Mandolines: cooking tools hand-operated with stainless-steel blades to slice, shred, and julienne vegetables.

   Manila Clams: edible molluscs from sand.

Manchego
Manchego
   Maple extract: the fact of dissolving maple flavoring in an alcohol base results the maple extract.

   Maple syrup: the fact of boiling the sap of the maple tree turns into a maple syrup with has sweet flavor and caramel color.

   Marc de Champagne: brandy made by distilling residues of skins, seeds, and stalks of grapes during the first stage of the process producing champagne.

Marzipan
Marzipan
   Manti: similar to ravioli, it is a filled and boiled dough.

   Marinara sauce: Italian sauce made by mixing tomatoes and garlic, and sometimes onions, parsley, capers, and olives.

   Marjoram: aromatic herb used to season meats, poultry, seafood, vegetables, and eggs.

Maui Onions
Maui Onions
   Marsala: dry or sweet Italian wine mostly used to flavor meats, poultry, vegetables, and desserts.

   Marinade: mixture of oil, vinegar or lemon juice, wine, sherry, yoghurt, coconut milk, fruit juices and similar liquids.

   Marzipan: paste made by mixing blanched almonds, sugar, and egg whites. It is useful for create decorations in pastry arts.

Metsovone
Metsovone
   Masa harina: traditional and common dough used to make tortillas.

   Mascarpone cheese: thick Italian cream cheese used to enrich sauces or desserts.

   Maui onions: Hawaiian onions with brown skin and sweet flesh mostly eaten raw, and also cooked.

Millefeuille
Millefeuille
   Maytag cheese: mild, blue-veined and firm consistency cheese from US.

   Marjoram: general name given to species of the origanum group with a strong aroma.

   Metsovone: a very hard smoked table of cheese with a light salty and tangy f lavour made by mixing milk of cow with milk of sheep or goat's.

     Millefeuille: cream slice with, literally, thousand leaves or sheets.