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Paris, France

Macaron

Colorful meringue-based sandwich cookies with ganache or buttercream filling.

Egypt

Macarona Bechamel

مكرونة بشاميل

A Egyptian baked pasta with ground beef and creamy bechamel sauce, a home and festive classic

Libya

Macarona Mbukhka

Macarona mboukhka

Pasta steamed over a pot in a couscoussier rather than boiled, then folded through a spiced onion and chickpea sauce.

Hong Kong

Macaroni and Ham Soup

Tong Min

Short macaroni in clear chicken broth with ham — the breakfast half of any cha chaan teng set meal.

Finland

Macaroni Casserole

Makaronilaatikko

Popular everyday casserole with macaroni, minced meat, and egg, one of Finland's most popular home dishes.

Trinidad and Tobago

Macaroni Pie

Macaroni baked with cheese, evaporated milk and egg into a firm block that can be cut into squares.

United States

Macaroni Salad

Cold elbow macaroni tossed with mayonnaise, celery, onion, and peppers — the picnic staple.

Brazil

Macaxeira

Cassava in its starchy root form, a tropical tuber that is Brazil's daily carbohydrate in the north and northeast. Used boiled, fried, mashed and in flour.

Brazil

Macaxeira Frita

Fried cassava sticks or chunks, crispy outside and starchy inside, a Northeastern snack.

North Macedonia

Macedonian Jufki

Јуфки

Macedonian jufki are small flat squares of dried dough, boiled like pasta and served with butter, cheese or a meat sauce.

North Macedonia

Macedonian Potato Moussaka

Мусака со компири

Macedonian potato moussaka layers sliced potatoes with minced meat and onion, finished with a baked yogurt-and-egg topping.

North Macedonia

Macedonian Pršuta

Пршута

Pork leg or beef salted and air-dried in the mountain villages, sliced thin as a meze with rakija.

Sonora, Mexico

Machaca

Dried, shredded beef, rehydrated and scrambled with eggs or served in tacos.

Nuevo León, Mexico

Machacado ranchero

Machaca scrambled with eggs, tomato, onion, and chile — a northern breakfast.

Belarus

Machanka

Мачанка

Pork ribs, sausage and smoked belly simmered into a loose flour-thickened gravy, brought to the table in a bowl to dunk pancakes into rather than to eat with a spoon.

Chile

Machas a la Parmesana

Razor clams topped with salt, white wine, butter, and parmesan cheese, then broiled, a beloved Chilean appetizer.

United Arab Emirates

Machboos

مجبوس

Machboos (majboos) is Gulf spiced rice cooked in meat or fish stock with loomi dried lime, onions, and a warm bezar-style spice mix; the protein and local garnish change by household and coast.

Kuwait

Machboos Laham

مجبوس لحم

Lamb boiled with loomi, cinnamon and bezar, the meat lifted out and browned while the rice finishes in the spiced stock, then piled up with the meat on top.

Honduras

Macheteadas

Slabs of enriched dough slashed with a knife before frying so they open into ridges, then dusted with sugar or soaked in cane syrup.

Northern Honduras, Honduras

Machuca

Green plantain pounded in a wooden mortar into a dense mash and served in a bowl of coconut fish soup — the Garifuna version of fufu with a broth.

Portugal

Macieira

Portuguese aguardente / brandy.

Samoa

Mackerel Coconut Bake

Faiai Eleni

Samoan fish bake with fresh or tinned mackerel, taro leaves, sliced onions, spices, and coconut milk; baked in the oven until crispy on top; traditionally served in a coconut shell; a hearty, creamy fish dish; uses the daily catch or tinned mackerel; served with taro.

Kerala, India

Mackerel Curry

මලබාර් මැති කරි

Sardines called mathi are simmered with spices, tamarind, and curry leaves for a Kerala-style fish curry served with rice or tapioca.

Mersin, Turkey

Macun

Macun, the five-colour paddled sugar paste of Mersin sold from carts by name, is a named street confection.

Nicaragua

Macuá

The national cocktail of Nicaragua: white rum, lime, orange or guava juice, and sugar shaken over ice.

Kraków, Poland

Maczanka Krakowska

A Kraków dish of sliced roast pork layered in caraway sauce with bread, soaked and served. A traditional Kraków specialty, hearty and savory, a regional classic, served warm.

Comoros

Madaba

Cassava leaves pounded and cooked slowly with coconut, aromatics and fish or meat in Comorian kitchens.

Aruba

Madame Jeanette

Pica Madame Jeanette

Madame Jeanette pepper; a core ingredient of Aruban cuisine; a hot pepper hotter than jalapeño with fruity notes; used to flavor almost every dish; processed into hot sauce that is a much-wanted souvenir; encountered everywhere on the island

Suriname

Madame Jeanette Pepper

Madame Jeanette

A pale yellow lantern-shaped chilli, fruity and very hot, that goes whole into soups and is ground into the country's sambals.

Saudi Arabia

Madbi

مضبي

Madbi is a southern Saudi and Yemeni-style preparation in which meat is grilled over hot stones or coals before being served with spiced rice; the direct heat gives it a charred edge distinct from pit-cooked Mandi.

Sudan

Madeeda Hilba

A Sudanese fenugreek pudding sweetened and served warm or cool.

Madeira, Portugal

Madeira

Madeira is a fortified island wine matured through heat and time, ranging from dry Sercial to rich Malvasia.

Madeira, Portugal

Madeiran Garlic-and-Wine Pork

Carne de vinha-d’alhos

Madeiran pork is marinated in wine, vinegar, garlic, bay, and spices before being browned and cooked tender.

Madeira, Portugal

Madeiran Wheat Soup

Sopa de trigo

A Madeiran soup of cracked wheat with cabbage, leafy vegetables, beans, and pork or other preserved meat.

Grand Est, France

Madeleine

Small shell-shaped sponge cake with butter and lemon, from Commercy.

United Arab Emirates

Madfoon

مدفون

Slow-cooked meat marinated in spices, wrapped, and buried in underground pit with charcoal for smoky flavor, served over saffron rice, extremely tender meat that melts in mouth, a Bedouin specialty.