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Culinary terms with M.
marzipan - A paste made with ground almonds and sugar, and sometimes egg white. It is very pliable and it can be colored so it can be shaped it in all sorts of forms such as fruits, animals or holiday shapes, as well as rolled into thin sheets to cover cakes.
masticate – eating verb – to chew food, also munch, crunch, chomp.
mastication – noun – the acto of chewing food.
masticatory - adjective - said of something used for mastication.
meal - name - A specific instance of eating, often occurring at a certain time, during which individual portions of food are prepared and consumed; the foods and dishes consumed during that occasion.
meals - Regular occasions in a day when a large amount of food is eaten, such as breakfast, lunch, and dinner. A meal is typically consumed to provide nutritional support for the body, satisfy hunger, or for enjoyment and social occasions.
meat - name - Flesh of animals hunted or raised to be eaten, especially animals like cattle, venison, pigs, sheep and poultry. Meat refers to the edible parts and this includes the muscle tissue and sometimes other parts like liver or kidneys.
mess - In the context of food, refers people eating together or to a communal eating place, often soldiers eating together in a military setting.
Eton mess - A traditional English dessert consisting of a mixture of strawberries, broken meringue, and whipped double cream. It's named after Eton College, where it is traditionally served at the annual cricket match against the students of Harrow School.
morsel - A small piece or amount of food, typically one that is tasty or pleasing.
mulled wine - name, drink - warm red or white wine with citrus fruits, spices, sugar and usually fortified with brandy.
munch - eating verb - chew steadily, masticate slowly and steadily, eat with pleasure - noum - snack.