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Kenya

Mukimo

A Kikuyu staple of mashed potatoes, greens, maize, and beans, a daily and festive classic

Kakheti, Georgia

Mukuzani

Მუკუზანი

A dry Georgian red wine from the Mukuzani appellation in Kakheti, made from Saperavi.

South Sudan

Mulah

A South Sudanese sauce or stew built from greens, groundnut and aromatics.

Albania

Mulberry Raki

Raki mani

Mulberry raki, a regional specialty particularly associated with Permet and southern Albania, made from white or black mulberries for a smooth, aromatic spirit, often considered the smoothest raki variety.

Armenia

Mulberry Vodka

Թթի օղի

Spirit distilled from white mulberries, cloudy-clear and intensely fruity, credited locally with medicinal properties.

DR Congo

Mulenda

Dongo-dongo

Okra dish, also known as dongo-dongo; listed in Wikipedia's Congolese cuisine; okra is cooked into a viscous, slippery sauce with onions, tomatoes, and palm oil; similar to sauce gombo across West Africa; served with fufu, chikwangue, or rice; a traditional Congolese vegetable dish; the okra dish of the Congo; the slippery texture is the tell.

Estonia

Mulgimaa Curd Pastries

Mulgikorp

Small Mulgimaa flatbreads or curd pastries.

Mexico

Mulita

A grilled tortilla sandwich of meat and melted cheese, like a quesadilla on steroids.

Sudan

Mullah Ahmar

Minced beef cooked down with tomato, onion, garlic and niaimiya spice into a thick red sauce poured over asida.

Sudan

Mullah Sharmout

A savory mullah stew made with sharmout (sun-dried beef), onion and dried okra. Red and white versions season the meat differently; it is served with kisra or asida.

Chile

Mulled Wine

Navegado

Red wine heated with orange slices and spices, a warming Chilean winter drink, traditional and comforting.

Czech Republic

Mulled Wine

Glühwein

Glühwein is hot spiced wine warmed with citrus and winter spices; Germany is the canonical home while Austria, Switzerland, and Czechia retain established traditions.

Estonia

Mulled Wine

Glögg

Spiced mulled wine with cardamom, cinnamon, cloves, ginger, and raisins, served hot at Christmas.

United Kingdom

Mulligatawny

An Anglo-Indian curry soup adapted from South Indian Tamil pepper-water (milagu-tannir); later recipes added ingredients such as meat, rice or lentils.

Norway

Multekrem (Cloudberry Cream)

Multekrem

A Norwegian dessert of cloudberries mixed with sugar and whipped cream, served cold, a national and Arctic specialty

Ethiopia

Mulu Asa Tibs

ሙሉ ዓሣ ጥብስ

'Whole fish tibs' — a whole fish pan-fried until crispy, served with onions, jalapeños, lemon and a side of awaze. A showpiece of Ethiopian fasting cuisine, often presented whole at the table.

Egypt

Mulukhiyah

ملوخية

Jute leaves cooked into a green, slippery stew with chicken or lamb, finished with fried garlic and coriander and served over rice.

Kuwait

Mumawwash

مموش

Rice cooked with mung beans; regional versions include a dried-shrimp preparation.

Luxembourg

Mummentaart

A cheese tart of fresh curd and cream on a thin pastry base, baked until barely set and eaten cold.

Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan

Mumtu

مومتو

Gilgit-Baltistan dumplings of minced meat and onion, steamed and served with yoghurt, black pepper, vinegar and chilli sauce.

Papua New Guinea

Mumu

Papua New Guinea's national dish — pork or chicken, kaukau (sweet potato), taro, plantains, and leafy greens wrapped in banana leaves and slow-steamed in an earth oven over hot stones.

China

Mung Bean Cake

绿豆糕

Skinned mung beans steamed, sweetened and pressed into small moulded blocks that crumble to a dry paste on the tongue.

Sri Lanka

Mung Bean Oil Cake

මුං කැවුම්

Mung bean flour and rice flour mixed with treacle into a diamond-shaped paste and deep-fried so it puffs and turns dark golden.

Seoul, South Korea

Mung Bean Pancake

빈대떡

A crispy pancake made from ground mung beans with kimchi and pork, a specialty of Gwangjang Market in Seoul.

Indonesia

Mung Bean Porridge

Bubur Kacang Hijau

Sweet porridge made from mung beans with coconut milk and palm sugar, comforting and nutritious.

Zambia

Munkoyo

Traditional Zambian fermented drink made from maize meal; sweet and slightly tangy; the roots of the munkoyo plant are used to ferment the porridge; a refreshing non-alcoholic beverage; served at gatherings and celebrations; the traditional drink of Zambia; thick and smooth.

Alsace, France

Munster

Strong washed-rind cheese from Alsace with a pungent aroma and creamy interior.

Australia

Muntries

Native Cranberry

Muntries are small southern Australian berries with a crisp apple-like bite and spicy flavour, eaten fresh, dried, or preserved.

Zimbabwe

Mupunga uneDovi

White rice cooked and then stirred through with peanut butter until every grain turns pale orange, eaten as a main with greens.

Oman

Muqalab

مقلب

Traditional offal dish featuring heart, liver, lungs, and tripe cooked with cinnamon, cardamom, cloves, and aromatic spices, an Eid specialty, clean-tasting offal without strong gamey flavors, well-balanced spices.

Al-Bahah, Saudi Arabia

Muqana

مقانة

Muqana is Al-Baha whole-wheat bread fermented and baked over hot stones with embers, then served with ghee or honey.

Somalia

Muqmad

A traditional Somali preserved meat, keeping for up to a year; meat (beef, goat, or camel) is cut into strips, dried in the sun, then cut into tiny cubes, deep-fried, and preserved in ghee in a wooden container; a great source of protein for nomads; traditionally prepared for weddings and placed in a decorated container called xeedho; eaten with lahoh or on its own; a TasteAtlas-listed dish.

Azerbaijan

Murabba

Mürəbbə

Whole fruit preserved in syrup so it stays intact — walnut, white cherry, fig, watermelon rind, even rose petals — spooned out to eat with tea.

Rif Dimashq, Syria

Murabba' al-ward (Syrian rose jam)

مربى الورد

Rose petals are simmered with sugar into a fragrant Syrian preserve, served with bread, cream, or yoghurt.

Moradabad, India

Muradabadi Biryani

मुरादाबादी बिरयानी

A biryani from Moradabad in Uttar Pradesh, made with chicken, yogurt, and whole spices. It is often colored with food coloring.

Kenya

Muratina

A traditional Kikuyu drink fermented from sausage-tree fruit and sugarcane or honey.