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Mochi ice cream
Mochi ice cream, also called My/Mochi or daifuku-style ice cream, is a bite-sized dessert of ice cream wrapped in chewy glutinous rice dough, invented by Frances Hashimoto at Mikawaya in Los Angeles and first sold in 1993.
Mock turtle soup
Mock turtle soup is an English imitation of green turtle soup, traditionally made from a calf's head. First printed in Hannah Glasse's 1758 Art of Cookery, it became a Victorian staple, inspired Carroll's Mock Turtle, and survives in Cincinnati.
Mod (subculture)
Mods (modernists), a British youth subculture from late-1950s London built on sharp tailored fashion, soul and R&B music, Vespa and Lambretta scooters, and the 1964 clashes with Rockers and 1979 revival.
Model (art)
Model (art) covers the sculptor's preliminary model (maquette, bozzetto), the modelling technique in soft media, the posing artist's model and mannequin, and models raised to finished artworks.
Modesty
Modesty: propriety in dress, speech, or conduct, and humility about oneself. Cross-culturally variable norms shaped by religion and culture; Islamic hayaa; modest fashion market near $433bn by 2028.
Modified gum acacia
Modified gum acacia (OSA modified gum arabic, INS 423) is an octenyl succinate ester of acacia gum used as a food emulsifier; FDA GRN 247 (2008) had no questions, JECFA set ADI not specified in 2016.
Modified starch
Modified starch (变性淀粉): starch whose properties are altered by physical, chemical, enzymatic, or genetic treatment to fix retrogradation, syneresis, and poor heat or shear stability; used in food, paper, textiles, and medicine; EU E 1404–E 1452.
Mofongo
Mofongo is a Puerto Rican dish of fried green plantains mashed with garlic and chicharrón in a wooden mortar, often stuffed as a main course.
Mogu Mogu
Mogu Mogu is a Thai fruit juice drink with chewy nata de coco jelly cubes, launched in 2001 by Sappe and sold in over 100 countries.
Mohair
Mohair is the lustrous hair of the Angora goat (Capra hircus), distinct from angora rabbit fiber. Key facts: 24-46 micron diameter by age, sheared twice yearly, South Africa produces over half the global clip, certified under the Responsible Mohair Standard.
Mohan Singh Oberoi
Mohan Singh Oberoi (Rai Bahadur M.S. Oberoi, 1898–2002), Indian hotelier, founder of The Oberoi Group and EIH Ltd; rose from Rs 50/month Cecil clerk to India's first five-star hotelier.
Mohawk hairstyle
Mohawk hairstyle: shaved sides with a central strip of longer hair; named for the Kanien'kehá:ka (Mohawk) people, who actually wore a square tuft; adopted by 1970s punk, with faded and fauxhawk variants.
Mojito
Mojito: Cuban highball cocktail of white rum, lime juice, sugar, mint, and soda water; IBA official recipe 45 ml rum, 20 ml lime; first printed as Mojo de Ron (1929), name in Sloppy Joe's 1931-32 manual; linked to El Draque folklore and Hemingway's La Bodeguita del Medio.
Mojo (soft drink)
Mojo is a Bangladeshi cola-flavored carbonated soft drink by Akij Food and Beverage, launched 14 April 2006, named after Bangla "Moja" (fun), a leading domestic cola exported since 2007 and sold in the UK via MSDUK since 2024.
Moka pot
Moka pot: Italian stovetop coffee maker, also caffettiera or Moka Express. Steam pressure pushes water through coffee grounds. Invented 1933 by Alfonso Bialetti with Luigi de Ponti; strong concentrated coffee, weaker than espresso.
Molcajete
Molcajete (Nahuatl molcaxitl): traditional Mexican three-legged volcanic-stone mortar used with a tejolote pestle to grind salsas and guacamole; must be cured with rice before use; cement replicas are unsafe.
Mole (sauce)
Mole (sauce), from Nahuatl molli/mulli meaning sauce, is a family of thick Mexican sauces of chiles, seeds, nuts, spices and sometimes chocolate; about fifty types exist, with mole poblano of Puebla and Oaxaca's seven moles the best known.
Molecular gastronomy
Molecular gastronomy, also called molecular and physical gastronomy, is a food science discipline founded in 1988 by Nicholas Kurti and Hervé This studying the chemistry and physics of culinary transformations, distinct from molecular cooking and molecular cuisine.
Moleskin
Moleskin (molskinn) is a heavy, densely woven cotton fustian fabric, satin or twill weave, sheared and brushed on one side for a suede-like nap resembling mole fur; no mole skin is used. Historic European workwear, military, and country-clothing cloth.
Mollusk Surf Shop
Mollusk Surf Shop, also Mollusk, is a family-owned California surf shop and clothing brand founded in 2005 in San Francisco's Outer Sunset by John McCambridge and Johanna St. Clair, with Venice Beach and Santa Barbara stores, custom California-made boards, and an in-house apparel line.
Molly Sims
Molly Sims (born 1973, Murray, Kentucky) is an American model, actress, and entrepreneur: host of MTV's House of Style, Delinda Deline on NBC's Las Vegas, Sports Illustrated Swimsuit model, and founder of YSE Beauty.
Molly Yeh
Molly Yeh, also known as my name is yeh, is an American food blogger, cookbook author, and Food Network's Girl Meets Farm host. Known for Jewish-Chinese-Midwestern recipes, Molly on the Range, Juilliard percussion training, and farm life in East Grand Forks.
Molson Coors
Molson Coors Beverage Company, also Molson Coors Brewing Company, is the fifth-largest global brewer, formed by the 2005 merger of Molson (1786) and Coors; acquired full MillerCoors ownership in 2016 for $12 billion.
Momo (food)
Momo (momo-cha) is a Himalayan dumpling of thin wheat wrapper filled with spiced minced meat or vegetables, steamed and served with tomato achaar; origins contested but traced to Tibet-Nepal trade via Newar merchants, first Kathmandu momo shop in the early 1960s.
Momofuku (restaurants)
Momofuku is the restaurant group founded by David Chang in 2004 with Momofuku Noodle Bar in New York's East Village; name means lucky peach, honoring Momofuku Ando. Known for pork buns, Ko's two Michelin stars, Majordōmo, Kabawa, and Momofuku Goods pantry products.
Momofuku Ando
Momofuku Ando (安藤百福), born Wu Baifu, was a Taiwanese-born Japanese entrepreneur who founded Nissin and invented instant noodles, launching Chicken Ramen in 1958 and Cup Noodles in 1971.
Moncler
Moncler, short for Monestier-de-Clermont near Grenoble, is an Italian luxury fashion brand founded in 1952 by René Ramillon and André Vincent, famous for down jackets, the 1954 K2 expedition, Remo Ruffini's 2003 acquisition, and the Stone Island deal.
Mondelez International
Mondelez International (Mondelēz International, Inc., MDLZ), the global snacks company spun off from Kraft Foods on October 1, 2012; $38.5 billion 2025 revenue, ~91,000 employees, Oreo, Cadbury and Milka brands, Europe its largest market.
Mongolian cuisine
Mongolian cuisine, the food culture of the Mongolian steppe (Mongolian: Монгол хоол), centers on red foods (meat) and white foods (dairy), milk tea, buuz, khuushuur, khorkhog, and airag, documented from the 1330 Yinshan Zhengyao and now changing under urbanization.
Mongolian felt-making
Mongolian felt-making, known in Mongolian as esgii urlal, is the traditional craft of producing felt from livestock wool for ger coverings, clothing, carpets, and footwear; it is listed in Mongolia's national intangible cultural heritage inventory.