Glossary M

Mirto bianco is a delicate liqueur from Sardinia made from flower buds and alcohol. It has a delicate taste and light green

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Melanzana is the Italian word for eggplant or aubergine

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Melato (Melata) is the Italian term which means honeyed, sweetened with honey, mellifluous, sweet

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Merenda is the Italian term which is more or less synonymous with spuntino, may refer to a mid-afternoon or mid-morning snack-or light lunch.

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Macinato is the Italian word for minced, ground, pounded, crushed, as in ground or minced meat or crushed garlic

Macinato is pronounced "mah-chee-nah-toh"

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Maiale is the Italian word for pork. It is also called Carne di maiale

Maiale is pronounced "mah-yah-leh"

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