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Marques de Riscal ®

[Spanish]

A vintage red wine from Rioja.

marrajo

/mah-RAH-hoh/
[Spanish] plural marrajos

Some sources show this to be the shortfin mako shark, but I think it is more likely to be the porbeagle or mackerel shark. A member of the shark family common in the Atlantic. It grows to 4 meters (13 ft) in length. It has good flavour and texture and is grilled in the form of steaks.

marrano

/PWEHR-koh/
[Spanish]

Pork

martes

/MAR-tehs/
[Spanish]

Tuesday

maruca

[Spanish] plural marucas

Ling

maruca azul

[Spanish]

Blue ling. A small variety of ling, it is a long, slender, scaleless fish with a barbel. This is a variety which lives in the Mediterranean which is considered to be slightly inferior to ling.

maruca mediáterranea

[Spanish] plural marucas mediterraneas

Mediterranean or Spanish ling. A small variety of ling, it is elongated, slender, scaleless fish with a barbel. This is a variety which lives in the Mediterranean which is considered to be slightly inferior to ling.

marzo

[Spanish]

March

masa del cacao

[Spanish]

Cocoa cream. An ingredient of chocolate.

masa harina

/MAH-sah hah-REE-nah/
[Spanish]

Corn flour treated with lime, used in the making of tortillas and tamales. The flour is made from a maize with larger kernels than we are generally accustomed to in the West. It is finer than cornmeal but not as fine as cornflour (US: corn starch).