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Meurthe-et-Moselle

[French]

Meurthe-et-Moselle is a department in Lorraine.

Meuse

[French]

Meuse is a department in Lorraine.

miche

[French]

A large round loaf of white bread.

mi cuit foie gras

/mee kwee fwah grah/
[French]

Part-cooked goose liver, sometimes preserved with wine and seasoning but best pure, it should be kept in a refrigerator.

mi-cuit plums

[French]

Half-cooked plums, which are actually incredibly soft and luscious prunes.

Midi-Pyrénées

[French]

Midi-Pyrenées is a Province lying between Languedoc-Roussillon and Aquitaine in the south of France, running along the Pyrenées.

miel

[French] plural miels

Honey. In Languedoc, where a great deal of honey is produced, it is added to dressings, served with goat's cheese and used, with oil and herbs, to dress roasting lamb.

miel d'ajoucs

[French]

Gorse honey

mignardise

/mee-nyahr-DEES/
[French] plural mignardises

A dainty. A petit four. A small biscuit (US: cookie) or sponge cake, often flavoured with almonds. This is a general term referring to the many types of miniature cake, sweet and candied fruit served at the end of the meal. In fact it may be either sweet or savoury. Some people give this name to an amuse bouche.

mignonette

[French] plural mignonettes

A small, boned cutlet, usually of lamb, tied into a round.