Malt. When barley germinates in warm, humid conditions maltose is created. This is processed to provide malt for use in brewing or made into a thick brown syrup.
Marshmallow. A tall plant from the roots and leaves of which a thickening agent can be obtained. This was combined with sugar to make the original marshmallows. The seeds and flowers are edible and the young leaves can be used in salads or cooked in the same way as spinach.
A cold dish traditionally made at Easter. It is a malted rye porridge sweetened with treacle and sugar and flavoured with orange peel and cooked over a a whole day, ending up looking rather like a cow-pat. It is served with additional sugar and cream.
Mandarin oranges. A small orange citrus fruit with skin which can be easily removed and segments which can easily be taken apart. The mandarin and the tangerine are the same thing.
Spinach beet or mangel wurzel (US: Mangold), similar to Swiss chard. The leaves can be prepared in the same way as spinach, the stems like cardoon.
Mangosteen. Lychee like, white, segmented flesh is surrounded by a hard purplish skin. This round fruit has four well-defined sepals.
Mangosteen. Lychee like, white, segmented flesh is surrounded by a hard purplish skin. This round fruit has four well-defined sepals.
Cassava. Manioc. Yuca. Fleshy, starchy tubers with tough brown skin and crisp white flesh, originally from Brazil but now widely cultivated. There are two types, sweet and bitter. Avoid the bitter one. Throughout the Amazon basin there are 26 varieties, each thriving under different conditions. The process of making it into flour or tapioca removes the toxins.
