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Glossary of Cooking Terms beginning with letter M
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macaroni noun (uncountable) A type of pasta in the form of short tubes. (used by Italian-Americans, especially in Philadelphia and New Jersey) A generic term for pasta. macaroon noun A soft biscuit or cookie prepared with almond or coconut dough. Mace proper noun ® A brand of tear gas. Madeleine proper noun (given name, female), the form of Magdalene. malt noun Sprouted grain used in brewing. Malt liquor, especially malt whisky. manicotti noun (plural) wide tubes of pasta filled with a savoury stuffing and baked in the oven maple syrup noun Syrup made from the sap of the sugar maple, Acer saccharum Syrup flavored with artificial maple flavoring; though legally in the United States cannot be labelled as such when for sale. margarine noun a spread, manufactured from a blend of vegetable oils (some of which are hydrogenated), emulsifiers etc, mostly used as a substitute for butter marinade noun A seasoned, often acidic liquid mixture in which food is marinated, or soaked, usually to flavor and prepare it for cooking. I like to use a lemon with chicken. marinara noun A marinara sauce. adjective Prepared with tomatoes, or in a tomato sauce. (Australia) Of pasta: In a seafood sauce. Of pizza: With seafood topping. marinate verb (marinates, marinating, marinated) To allow a sauce or flavoring mixture to absorb into something; to soak something in a marinade to flavor or prepare it for cooking. You'll get a better flavour from the chicken if you marinate it first. marmalade noun Jam made with citrus fruit, usually oranges; usually qualified by the name of the fruit when made with other types of fruit. lime marmalade Marmite proper noun A sticky, dark brown, strongly flavoured spread based on a yeast extract (a by-product of beer brewing), eaten by the British on toast, in sandwiches, etc. marry verb (marr, i, ed) (intransitive) To enter into the conjugal or connubial state; to take a husband or a wife. Neither of her daughters showed any desire to . (intransitive) To be joined together as spouses according to law or custom. Jones and Smith will in June. (transitive) To unite in wedlock or matrimony; to perform the ceremony of joining spouses, ostensibly for life; to constitute a marital union according to the laws or customs of the place. A justice of the peace will Jones and Smith. (transitive) To dispose of in wedlock; to give away as wife or husband. The king is keen to his daughters to influential princes. (transitive) To take for husband or wife. In some cultures, it is acceptable for an uncle to his niece. (transitive) Figuratively, to unite in the closest and most endearing relation. The attempt to medieval plainsong with speed metal produced interesting results. marshmallow noun A species of mallow, Althaea officinalis, that grows in marshy terrain. A type of confectionery consisting of sugar or corn syrup, beaten egg whites, gelatin that has been pre-softened in water, gum arabic and flavorings, whipped to a spongy consistency. The Disagreeable Girl is a female of the genus homo persuasion, built around a digestive apparatus that possesses marked proclivities. " Love, Life and Work It was an apple sundae, I recollect. I dug my spoon into it with an assumption of gaiety which I was far from feeling. " PH Wodehouse, A Wodehouse Miscellany marzipan noun a confection of almond paste, sugar and egg white Mason jar noun A Mason-brand glass jar with a screw top, often used for preserving food. mate noun A sexual partner, especially of a breeding animal. The other member of a matched pair of objects. I found one of the socks I wanted to wear, but I couldn't find its . A ship's officer, subordinate to the captain. A technical assistant (gasfitter's mate). checkmate, Checkmate. (context, colloquial, UK, Australian) A friend; a friendly term of address to a stranger. A drink prepared of yerba mate (Ilex paraguariensis). verb (mates, mating, mated) Intransitive: To fit together without space between. (The pieces of the puzzle mate perfectly.) To copulate. To pair in order to raise offspring Transitive: To arrange in matched pairs. To introduce (animals) together for the purpose of breeding. To fit (objects) together without space between. To win a game of chess by putting the opponent in checkmate mayonnaise noun A dressing made from raw egg yolks, oil and seasoning used on salads and in sandwiches. mazarine noun (colour) a dark blue colour. <table><tr><td>mazarine colour:  </td><td bgcolor=" 272458" width="80">  </td></tr></table> adjective (colour) of a dark blue colour. mealy adjective (rfc-level, Adjective at L4+ not in L3 POS section) Describing a substance, especially a dry foodstuff such as grain, that resembles meal. "Below the hole the mice made in the woodwork was a pile of sawdust." medallion noun A large medal, usually decorative. Also a cut of meat resembling a metal medallion. melt noun molten material, the product of melting. The transition of matter from a solid state to a liquid state The springtime snow runoff in mountain regions. verb (melts, melting, melted or rarely molt, melted or molten) (transitive) To transit (or to change) the matter from a solid state to a liquid state, usually by a gradual heat. I melted* butter to make a cake.* (intransitive) To change gradually(or to become transitted) from a solid state to a liquid state. The snowman will disappear, he will . (Colloquial)To dissolve. (Colloquial)To be very hot and sweating profusely. Help me! I'm melting! meringue noun A mixture consisting of beaten eggwhites and sugar which is added to the tops of pies then browned. The key to a good Baked Alaska is the topping. A shell of beaten egg whites with sugar which serves as the receptacle for fruit, icecream or sherbert. Shirley particularly likes to have strawberry with her . Mickey proper noun A male given name, diminutive of Michael, Mike or Mick A female given name, diminutive of Michaela (slang) A Mickey Finn; a beverage, usually alcoholic, that has been drugged. Micky proper noun A male given name, diminutive of Michael, Mike or Mick A female given name, diminutive of Michaela microwave noun An electromagnetic wave with wavelength between that of infrared light and radio waves. A microwave oven. verb (microwaves, microwaving, microwaved) To cook (something) in a microwave oven. mincemeat noun A mixture of fruit, spices and sugar used as a filling for mince pies. (rare) Minced meat. minestrone noun any of many thick Italian vegetable soups mint noun A building or institution where money (originally, only coins) is produced under government licence. (context, informal) A large amount of money. That house is worth a mint It must have cost a mint to produce! verb (transitive) To reproduce (coins), usually en masse, under licence. adjective Of condition, as new. in mint condition. (context, numismatics) In near-perfect condition; uncirculated. (context, philately) unused, Unused with original gum; as issued originally. (slang) Very good. that's mint miso noun a thick paste made by fermentation of soybeans; used in making soups and sauces mocha noun a strong Arabian coffee a coffee and chocolate mixed flavour (colour) a dark brown colour, like that of mocha coffee. <table><tr><td>mocha colour:  </td><td bgcolor=" 50473F" width="80">  </td></tr></table> adjective (colour) of a dark brown colour, like that of mocha coffee. molasses noun A thick brownish syrup produced in the refining of raw sugar. Monterey proper noun Various towns and cities, see Monterey Jack noun A white, mild, American cheese similar to cheddar. mortadella noun a smooth-textured Italian pork-sausage with lumps of fat, flavoured with spices; eaten cold moussaka noun a dish consisting of layers of minced lamb or beef, sliced aubergine (eggplant) or potatoes, tomatoes and béchamel sauce, baked in the oven mozzarella noun Soft Italian cheese made from cow's or buffalo's milk and commonly used as a pizza topping and in salads etc muffin noun (context, UK) a type of flattish bun, usually cut in two horizontally, toasted and spread with butter, etc, before being eaten (context, especially US) A type of rich individual cake containing chocolate chips, blueberry, blueberries or some other flavouring. (context, computing) a mechanism used in the w:Java Network Launching Protocol, Java Network Launching Protocol analogous to the cookie mechanism and which permits a program running in a browser to perform operations on a client machine (context, slang) a term of endearment (context, sexual slang) a vulva (context, baseball, slang) a less talented player (context, slang) a charming, attractive young man mull noun A thin, soft muslin. (uncountable) marijuana, Marijuana that has been prepared for smoking by way of chopping it. verb To work (over) mentally; to cogitate; to ruminate; usually with over; to over a thought or a problem To chop marijuana so that it becomes a smokable form. To heat and spice something, such as wine. (rfv-sense)To join two (or more) individual window(s) at mullion(s) mulligan noun (golf)an unpenalized chance to re-take a stroke that went awry If you lose your drive in the water, take a mulligan and try again. A second chance Don't do poorly in your first interview; you won't get a mulligan. (informal) A unit of measure equal to 62.5 milliliters, or 2.5 shots, of alcohol. So named because it is the cost of being allowed a do-over in drinking games. Tom couldn't handle the shot of tequila, so he had to do a mulligan of port. mulligatawny noun An Indian soup having a meat base and curry seasoning. Munster proper noun The southernmost province of Ireland Murphy proper noun An Irish surname, the Anglicized form of Gaelic í“ Murchadha An occasional given name, for example of the television character w:Murphy Brown, Murphy Brown mutton noun The flesh of sheep used as food. adjective (Cockney rhyming slang) deaf.

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