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matai

Dessert made with flour and coconut milk, fried and dipped in a sugary liquid.

matrimony

A sweet salad of star apple, oranges, grapefruit, and condensed milk.

mauby

A drink made from the dried bark of the Colubrina reclinata tree.

may moulin

A meal made by slow cooking seasoned cornmeal. The meal is stirred or turned as it is cooked.

melongene

Eggplant. A species of nightshade grown for its edible fruit.

mespil

Round, oblate, ovaloid, ellipsoidal, or conical fruit varying in size from 2 to 4 in (5-10 cm) in width. The immature fruit is hard and has a sandpape

mesple

Round fruit between 5 and 9 inches in diameter. The fruit has rough brown skin and contains a single large seed. The flesh of unripe fruit is hard and

militon

Chayote. Edible pear shaped green vegetable of the squash family. The vegetable bears on vines and comes in smooth skinned and prickly skinned varieti

milk cake

Pound cake made with caramelized condensed milk

milky way

A frozen dessert made from condensed milk, cinnamon, nutmeg and put in a plastic wrapping. Sweet corn, kraabu, papaya, guava, mango, or lime can be ad

mimbre

The fruit and tree of Averrhoa bilimbi. A relative of the carambola or star fruit, the tree produces an edible, green, five pomed, cucumber like fruit

mispel

Round, oblate, ovaloid, ellipsoidal, or conical fruit varying in size from 2 to 4 in (5-10 cm) in width. The immature fruit is hard and has a sandpape

miss blyden

A drink made from prickly pear steeped in rum, sweetened with sugar, and buried for many days.

mithai

Dessert made with flour and coconut milk, fried and dipped in a sugary liquid.

mix flour

Flour that is sold with a small amount of cornmeal mixed in. The ratio of flour to cornmeal is usually suitable for fried or boiled dumplings.

mocco

Burro bananas are more squared in shape than common yellow bananas. When ripe, the skin is yellow with black spots and the flesh is creamy white. It h

moko

Burro bananas are more squared in shape than common yellow bananas. When ripe, the skin is yellow with black spots and the flesh is creamy white. It h

monkey apple

Annona purpurea is an edible fruit and medicinal plant in the sweetsop family. The skin is covered with spiky, hook like projections.

morue

Fish dried and salted for preservation. The fish is usually the Atlantic or Pacific cod, however, pollock and haddock are sometimes used. Preparation

mosquito bush

A tender low-growing herb commonly known as basil.

mountain chicken

The Giant Ditch Frog is an endangered species of frog native to many of the Lesser Antilles islands in the Caribbean, such as Dominica, Montserrat and

mountain dew

An extremely potent overproof rum with a fearsome reputation. It is sold under-the-counter (illegally) and usually available during sugar harvest time

mullet

A perch-like fish found in both freshwater and saltwater

mullgatawny

A rich spicy soup made with goat meat as the main ingredient. Usually the goat's head (and sometimes tripe and testicles) is used. The soup is conside

naranja agria

Seville orange; A thick skinned sour orange used for making beverages and marmalade.

naseberry

Round, oblate, ovaloid, ellipsoidal, or conical fruit varying in size from 2 to 4 in (5-10 cm) in width. The immature fruit is hard and has a sandpape

natto

The fruit and plant of Bixa orellana, commonly known as anatto. It is important for its seeds which are used to produce spices, and bright red/orange

neesberry

Round, oblate, ovaloid, ellipsoidal, or conical fruit varying in size from 2 to 4 in (5-10 cm) in width. The immature fruit is hard and has a sandpape

nero

A variety of chili pepper similar to the habanero.

nigger pepper

A small, but hot chili pepper used for cooking. The peppers range in colour from green to red. The pepper is native to Barbados where it grows wild.