Food that starts with M

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Mis forMarrow (vegetable)

Scientific name: genus: cucurbita

A marrow is another name for a vegetable in the squash family. Marrows come in all sorts of different sizes and shapes.

Vegetables

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Marshmallows are a type of sweet candy confection that have a spongey texture. They are made mainly from sugar and gelatin. Marshmallows are most often eaten plain, in hot chocolate, or roasted over a fire on a stick and eaten hot.

Candy

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Mis forMash

When you mash something, you change its consistency to be soft and mushy, but not completely smooth. The most common kind of food that is mashed is boiled potato, which is mashed with milk and butter and called simply mashed potato.

Food prep

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Mis forMayonnaise

Mayonnaise is a thick, tangy spread made from oil, egg yolk and vinegar or lemon juice with salt added for flavour. Mayonnaise is often used as part of a salad dressing, or as a spread on sandwiches.

Food

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Mis forMead

Mead is wine made from honey.

Drinks

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Mis forMeal

A meal is a substantial amount of food eaten at a particular time of the day. The traditional main meals of the day are breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Meals & snacks

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Mis forMeat

Meat is the flesh of any animal that is used for food. The animals that are most commonly used for food are cows, pigs and sheep. Meat can also be used to refer to the edible part of something, like the meat of a nut.

Food, Meats

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Mis forMenu

A menu is a list of choices. It most commonly means a list of meals available at a restaurant.

Food prep, Communication

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Mis forMeringue

Meringue is made from egg whites beaten with sugar until it becomes stiff. Meringue is then baked, which browns it a little. Meringue can be used by itself or as part of another dish, for example a lemon meringue pie.