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Foods that start with M

70 foods, sorted from the ones everyone says first to the ones almost nobody thinks of. 9 of them are in the Rare tier or rarer.

Rare but real

Names that are easy to defend and hard to guess. Good when you need an answer no one else will have.

Macedoine
Mixed diced fruits or vegetables. Dishes & other foods, Rare
Meringue kiss
A kiss made of sugar and egg white and baked slowly. Sweets & desserts, Rare
Marchand de vin
Brown sauce with mushrooms and red wine or Madeira. Sauces & condiments, Rare
Matelote
Highly seasoned soup or stew made of freshwater fishes (eel, carp, perch) with wine and stock. Soups & stews, Rare
Molasses taffy
Taffy made of molasses. Sweets & desserts, Rare
Molded salad
Salad of meats or vegetables in gelatin. Dishes & other foods, Rare

All 70 foods that start with M

Sorted by search interest, most familiar first. The last column is average monthly US Google searches.

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Foods that start with M, with definition, group, rarity tier and monthly searches
NameWhat it isGroup
Macaroni prepared in a cheese sauce. Dishes & other foods Plankton 246K
also Dolphinfish The lean flesh of a saltwater fish found in warm waters (especially in Hawaii). Fish & seafood Plankton 246K
Chewy cookie usually containing almond paste. Sweets & desserts Plankton 201K
Spongy confection made of gelatin and sugar and corn syrup and dusted with powdered sugar. Sweets & desserts Plankton 165K
Soft mild Italian cream cheese. Cheese & dairy Plankton 165K
Large pasta tubes stuffed with chopped meat or mild cheese and baked in tomato sauce. Pasta, rice & grains Plankton 135K
Black marine bivalves usually steamed in wine. Fish & seafood Plankton 135K
Having macaroni as the base. Dishes & other foods Plankton 110K
also Marchpane Almond paste and egg whites. Sweets & desserts Plankton 110K
A thick paste made from fermented soybeans and barley or rice malt. Sauces & condiments Plankton 110K
Flesh of very important usually small (to 18 in) fatty Atlantic fish. Fish & seafood Too Clever 91K
also Mayo Egg yolks and oil and vinegar. Sauces & condiments Too Clever 91K
Ground meat formed into a ball and fried or simmered in broth. Dishes & other foods Too Clever 91K
Small seed of any of various annual cereal grasses especially Setaria italica. Pasta, rice & grains Too Clever 91K
Flesh of a large-headed anglerfish of the Atlantic waters of North America. Fish & seafood Too Clever 91K
A Cantonese dish of chicken and sauteed vegetables. Dishes & other foods Too Clever 91K
Mild white Italian cheese. Cheese & dairy Too Clever 91K
A sweet quick bread baked in a cup-shaped pan. Breads & pastries Too Clever 91K
also Table mustard Pungent powder or paste prepared from ground mustard seeds. Sauces & condiments Too Clever 91K
also Maraschino Cherry preserved in true or imitation maraschino liqueur. Sweets & desserts Too Clever 74K
Pasta somewhat resembling little moustaches. Pasta, rice & grains Too Clever 74K
Casserole of eggplant and ground lamb with onion and tomatoes bound with white sauce and beaten eggs. Dishes & other foods Too Clever 74K
Pasta in the form of slender tubes. Pasta, rice & grains Too Clever 61K
also Margarin, Oleomargarine A spread made chiefly from vegetable oils and used as a substitute for butter. Sauces & condiments Too Clever 61K
A preserve made of the pulp and rind of citrus fruits. Sweets & desserts Too Clever 61K
Soup cooked in a large pot. Soups & stews Too Clever 61K
A cereal grain (usually barley) that is kiln-dried after having been germinated by soaking in water. Pasta, rice & grains Too Clever 50K
Mixtures of vinegar or wine and oil with various spices and seasonings. Sauces & condiments Too Clever 50K
also Meatloaf A baked loaf of ground meat. Breads & pastries Too Clever 50K
A rich, frothy, creamy dessert made with whipped egg whites and heavy cream. Sweets & desserts Too Clever 50K
Mixture of untoasted dry cereals and fruits. Pasta, rice & grains Too Clever 50K
A very sweet white spread resembling marshmallow candy. Sauces & condiments Too Clever 41K
also Matzoh, Matzah, Unleavened bread Brittle flat bread eaten at Passover. Breads & pastries Too Clever 41K
Pie made with meat or fowl enclosed in pastry or covered with pastry or biscuit dough. Breads & pastries Too Clever 41K
Flesh of very large North American pike. Fish & seafood Too Clever 41K
Chop cut from a mature sheep. Meat & poultry Too Clever 41K
Made of light and dark batter very lightly blended. Sweets & desserts Too Clever 33K
Chocolate made from chocolate liquor with sugar and cocoa butter and powdered milk solids and vanilla and (usually) lecithin. Sweets & desserts Too Clever 33K
also Petite marmite, Vegetable soup Soup made with a variety of vegetables. Soups & stews Too Clever 33K
Very spicy cookies sweetened partially with molasses. Sweets & desserts Too Clever 33K
Sauce for pasta. Sauces & condiments Too Clever 27K
also American lobster, Northern lobster Flesh of cold-water lobsters having large tender claws. Fish & seafood Too Clever 22K
also Matzoh ball, Matzah ball A Jewish dumpling made of matzo meal. Pasta, rice & grains Too Clever 22K
Onion-flavored creamy cheese sauce with egg yolk and grated cheese. Sauces & condiments Too Clever 22K
Pie containing mincemeat. Breads & pastries Too Clever 18K
A chowder made with clams and tomatoes and other vegetables and seasonings. Soups & stews Too Clever 15K
Very thin crisp brown toast. Breads & pastries Too Clever 15K
Marrowfat peas that have been soaked overnight and then boiled. Dishes & other foods Too Clever 15K
Semisoft pale-yellow cheese. Cheese & dairy Too Clever 12K
A candy that is flavored with a mint oil. Sweets & desserts Schooler 9.9K
A soup of eastern India that is flavored with curry. Soups & stews Schooler 9.9K
A thin steak that can be cooked quickly. Meat & poultry Schooler 8.1K
Soup made from a calf's head or other meat in imitation of green turtle soup. Soups & stews Schooler 8.1K
Brown sauce and sauteed mushrooms. Sauces & condiments Schooler 8.1K
Meat from a mature domestic sheep. Meat & poultry Schooler 5.4K
also Irish burgoo Irish version of burgoo. Soups & stews Schooler 5.4K
Sweetened diluted vinegar with chopped mint leaves. Sauces & condiments Schooler 4.4K
Sauce of prepared mustard thinned with vinegar and vegetable oil with sugar and seasonings. Sauces & condiments Schooler 3.6K
Chicken fried than oven-baked and served with milk gravy. Dishes & other foods Schooler 2.9K
also Madeira sponge A rich sponge cake with close texture. Sweets & desserts Schooler 2.4K
also Catfish Flesh of scaleless food fish of the southern United States. Fish & seafood Schooler 2.4K
Mixed diced fruits or vegetables. Dishes & other foods Rare 880
A kiss made of sugar and egg white and baked slowly. Sweets & desserts Rare 880
also Mushroom wine sauce Brown sauce with mushrooms and red wine or Madeira. Sauces & condiments Rare 720
Highly seasoned soup or stew made of freshwater fishes (eel, carp, perch) with wine and stock. Soups & stews Rare 320
Taffy made of molasses. Sweets & desserts Rare 260
Salad of meats or vegetables in gelatin. Dishes & other foods Rare 260
A tomato-flavored consomme. Soups & stews Rare 170
A candy kiss that resembles toffee. Sweets & desserts Deep Cut 90
Spicy sauce often containing chocolate. Sauces & condiments One in a Krillion <10

Questions about foods that start with M

How many foods start with M?

RareList lists 70 foods that start with M. 10 are in the Plankton tier, the names everyone knows, and 9 are in the Rare tier or rarer.

What are common foods that start with M?

The most searched foods starting with M are Macaroni and cheese, Mahimahi, Macaroon, Marshmallow and Mascarpone.

What is a rare food that starts with M?

Molasses kiss is one of the rarest. A candy kiss that resembles toffee. It gets about 90 US searches a month. Other rare picks: Macedoine, Meringue kiss and Marchand de vin.

How does RareList decide what counts as rare?

Each name is ranked by its average monthly Google searches in the United States. Fewer searches means fewer people are likely to think of it, which is what matters in games that reward unique answers. See how we rank for the details.