Foods That Start With M

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Whether fruits and vegetables, dairy products, or appetizers and desserts, there are over 100 foods that have names starting with the letter ‘M.’ Though it is impossible to list all of them, the most well-known items are mentioned below.

List of Foods Beginning With M

Fruits

• Mango
• Mandarin Orange
• Mulberry
• Mangosteen
• Macadamia Nut
• Miracle Fruit
• Musk Melon
• Macopa (Wax Apple)
• Mamey Apple
• Mosambi (A citrus fruit)
• Magellan Barberry
• Mamey Sapote
• Marionberry
• Medlar
• Momordica Fruit
• Mouse Melon
• Maypop
• Mombin

Vegetables

• Mustard Greens
• Moringa (Flowers and Leaves)
• Manchurian Wild Rice
• Malabar Spinach
• Mallow
• Marianas Breadfruit
• Mashua
• Miner’s Lettuce (Winter Purslane)
• Mizuna Greens
• Mozuku
• Marrow
• Mexican Gherkin
• Mountain Yam
• Maca Root
• Marble Potato
• Mushrooms
• Morchella (True Morel; edible fungi)
• Milkcap Mushroom
• Microgreens

Grains and Legumes

• Maize
• Malt
• Millet
• Moth Bean
• Mung Bean
• Mayocoba Beans

Meat, Fish, and Seafood

• Mutton
• Mackerel
• Mahi Mahi
• Monkfish
• Morwong
• Mullet
• Mirror Dory
• Masago (Capelin Roe)
• Mussels

Cheese

• Mozzarella
• Manchego
• Monterey Jack
• Mascarpone
• Muenster

Sauces, Spices, and Condiments

• Maple Syrup
• Mint
• Margarine
• Marmalade
• Mustard (Seeds and Sauce)
• Mincemeat
• Marzipan
• Malt Vinegar
• Marinara Sauce
• Miso
• Mole (Sauce)
• Mayonnaise
• Marinade
• Marmite
• Molasses
• Mastic (Plant resin)
• Marjoram
• Mace
• Mahlab
• Mirin (A rice wine used in Japanese cooking)

Meals (Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner Foods)

Snacks, Appetizers, and Side Dishes

• Muesli
• Mashed Potatoes
• Melba Toast
• Macaroni Salad
• Matzo (Jewish unleavened flatbread)
• Mu Shu Pork (Chinese fried meat dish)
• Milanesa (Various breaded meat cutlets) 
• Mediterranean Salad (A salad with typical Mediterranean ingredients)
• Moules Frites (French dish with mussels and French fries)
• Mesclun (French green salad)
• Mezze Platter (Assorted Mediterranean appetizer paltter)
• Muhammara (Spicy Syrian dip)
• Muffuletta (Sicilian sandwich)

Main Course Dishes

• Meatloaf
• Margherita Pizza
• Macaroni and Cheese
• Meat Pie
• Mexican Rice
• Moussaka (Greek dish with layers of eggplant and meat)
• Mongolian Beef (Taiwanese stir-fry dish with beef, scallions, and sauce)
• Miso Soup (traditional Japanese soup)
• Matzo Ball Soup (Jewish dumpling soup)
• Minestrone (Italian vegetable soup with rice or pasta)
• Manchurian (An Indian-Chinese dish with meats or vegetables, or tofu)
• Manicotti (Italian pasta dish with pasta tubes stuffed with meat, cheese, and sauces)
• Mee Goreng(Indonesian stir-fried noodle dish)
• Moqueca (Brazilian stew with seafood and coconut milk)
• Mariscos (Mexican seafood dish)
• Masala Dosa (Indian crepe with spicy potato)
• Mutton Biryani (Indian rice dish with goat meat)
• Mapo Tofu (Spicy Chinese dish with tofu and ground meat)
• Moules Marinières (French steamed mussels dish)
• Moo Goo Gai Pan (American version of a Chinese dish with chicken and mushroom)
• Migas (A bread and vegetable dish from Spanish and Portuguese cuisines)
• Maultaschen (German dumpling dish)

Sweets and Desserts

• Muffin
• Macaroons
• Moon Cake
• Meringue
• Mince Pie
• Mousse
• Marshmallow
• Monkey Bread
• Madeleine (Small French cakes)
• Malva Pudding (South African sweet pudding with apricot jam)
• Mud Cake
• Madeira Cake
• Mochi Ice Cream (Japanese sticky rice mochi with ice cream filling)
• Mille-Feuille (French layered pastry)
• Mont Blanc (French dessert with chestnut puree and whipped cream)

Drinks and Beverages

• Milk
• Milkshake
• Mocha
• Mocktails
• Mulled Wine
• Merlot (Wine)
• Mead
• Mojito
• Mai Tai

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