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Melokhia refers to a green leafy vegetable which is chopped and cooked in soups. Melokhia is one of Egypt's favorite foods.
The Melokhia or Jew's Mallow is an herb in the larger family of the mint called from the corchorus plant. It is a rather bitter herb with a natural thickening agent.
Melokhia has been known as a popular food in Egypt since the time of the Pharaohs, and later spread to countries in the Levant.
Melokhia is also known as Mulukhiyya or Mulukhiyyah.
Melomakarona also known as Christmas honey sweet refers to a Greek cake which are traditionally served at Christmas
Membrillo is the Spanish for Quince paste, a confection made of quince fruit, lemon juice and right amount of sugar. In Spain, Membrillo is generally paired with a number of cheeses, but most famously with Manchego. Slices of Membrillo paired with Manchego cheese is one of memorables Tapas from Spain.
Quince paste and quince candy is called Cotognata in Italian and Kotonjata (Christmas Candy) in Serbia, Croatia, Russia, and other East European countries.
Mendidih is the Bahasa Malaysian word that means "Boiling"
Mengdah or Mengdah Nah refers to a giant water bug used to belong to the Hemiptera family but is now included in the Heteroptera family and classified as Lethocerus Indicus.
Mengdah is one of the edible insects eaten in Thailand and enjoyed basically by the Thai people and also being tried by other tourists who visit the country. Thai people like eating bugs and in Thailand there are many species of edible insects. Eating bugs may be unsavory to some people, but these edible bugs are said to be very healthy and is a good source of protein.
I have been to Thailand and exotic foods are sold everywhere. I am not a picky eater, but edible insects is one of the foods which I will never try. My brothers who also visited Thailand, however enjoyed these edible insects and told me that I should try to eat them if I want to visit Thailand again. I love Thailand, especially Bangkok. It is one of the cities where I want to live if given a chance, I love the character of the city, the foods on the streets, its cuisne and food and its religion.