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Miu Kua Lu refers to Chinese wine with the Essence of roses. It is an expensive wine

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Deutsch: Mix-Mix / Español: Mix-Mix / Português: Mix-Mix / Français: Mix-Mix / Italiano: Mix-Mix

Mix-Mix is a playful and colloquial Filipino term often used to refer to the popular Dessert Halo-Halo, which literally means "mix-mix" in English. It is a colourful and refreshing Filipino dessert made from a mix of shaved ice, sweetened fruits, jellies, beans, and other ingredients, topped with evaporated milk and often garnished with ice cream, leche flan (caramel custard), or ube (purple yam) halaya. The name reflects the way the dessert is prepared and eaten—by mixing all the components together before consumption.

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Mixiote refers to a one of the dishes found in Honduras which is made of meat (lamb, chicken) wrapped in maguey leaves and then baked for hours in a wood-fired oven. Mixiotes is also described as steamed packets of seasoned mutton, whose contents may be rolled into thick tortillas and garnished with fiery Chiles de Manzana (very hot, yellow chili peppers) or Guajillo chilies.

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Mixiote de Pollo refers to one of Mexico's national specialties made of spiced chicken steamed in maguey or banana leaves.

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Mizeria refers to cucumber salad in Poland. Mizera is one of the best traditional foods from Poland. This chilled salad is made of thinly-sliced cucumbers, sprigs of dill, and chopped onion in a sour cream and lemon juice dressing. Mizeria is served as a side dish or an appetizer.

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Mizuzu refers to one of the common dishes in Rwanda which means fried fried plantains (bananas)

Mkate Mayai refers to one of Kenya's street food - bread eggs consisting of wheat dough that is spread into a thin pancake and filled with minced meat and raw egg, then folded before serving.

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Mlukhiyyeh refers to Jordan's stew made of spinach that is cooked with chicken or beef pieces and served with rice as a main course.

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Moa Tunupau refers to the traditional Samoan dish of char-grilled chicken

Moa is Samoan for chicken, and Tunu is an open fire, hence this dish is char- grilled chicken in lemongrassand coconut sauce.

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Moambe sauce is an African sauce made from the ripe red fruit which surrounds the seed of the African oil palm.

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