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Mis forMalt

Malting is a process applied to grains like wheat but is usually done to barley. Malting involves soaking the grains long enough to make them sprout, and then drying the grains out in a kiln. Sprouted grain is very high in a sugar called maltose.
Malted grain is used to make beer and whiskey. Malt is quite often added to milk drinks.
Maple syrup is a thick, sweet liquid made from the sap of maple trees. It is usually eaten poured on waffles or pancakes.
Margarine is a butter substitute. It is made from fats, oils, milk solids, water and yellow food coloring. Without the coloring, margarine is almost white.

Mis forMarinade

A marinade is the liquid used to marinate food. soy sauce is a popular marinade.

Mis forMarinate

Marinating is the process of soaking food in a flavored liquid called a marinade before it is cooked. Meat is often marinated, but vegetables can be marinated too. Marinades are often acidic, which helps soften meat that is a bit tough.
Marmalade is a way of preserving citrus fruits like oranges and lemons. Marmalade made in the same way as jam, but jam is a name for preserved fruits that are not citrus.
Marrow is found in the middle of your bones. Marrow produces many cells vital to keeping you alive, including red blood cells.
Marrow from cooked bones can also be eaten. The marrow in the picture is meant to be eaten spread on toast.
You may also like to know about the vegetable kind of marrow.
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.

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.
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.

Mis forMead

Mead is wine made from honey.

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.

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.

Mis forMenu

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

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.

Mis forMilk

Milk is something that mother animals make for their baby animals. People collect milk from mother cows and put it into bottles and packets for people to drink.
Many people have milk on their breakfast cereal, and add milk to their tea and coffee.

Mis forMince

Minced meat, or ground meat, is meat that has been cut into very small pieces by a mincing machine. Meat is not the only thing that can be minced, but is prepared this way so often that it can be referred to just as mince alone.

Mis forMint

Mint is a family of small plants with a strong taste and smell. It is used most often to make tea, jellies and sweets or candy. Most chewing gums, toothpastes and breath fresheners are mint flavoured. Fresh mint can be added to drinks, salads or as a garnish on many meals. Mint is often used in sweets, biscuits or cookies along with chocolate. The leaves of the mint are used for their flavour, either fresh or dried. The flavour is carried in oil in the leaves, and the very strongly flavoured oil can be extracted and stored for later use.
Mint is an easy plant to grow. It prefers a lightly shaded spot with good, moist soil but will grow almost anywhere under almost any conditions. It grows a vigorous root system that can spread very fast. Mint is best grown in a pot so it doesn't invade the rest of the garden. You can grow new mint plants by taking a cutting of a mint runner. Just digging down a little at the edge of a clump of mint should loosen up a runner that already has roots, and can be clipped off and used to grow a new plant.

Mis forMolasses

Molasses is a byproduct of making sugar. It is thick, strong, and has a lot more nutrients than sugar. It is used quite often in cooking, especially in making pies and cake.
Morning tea is a light drink and snack people have in the morning. It is a common break between breakfast and lunch.