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Mohr im Hemd a German term which literally means "black person (Moor) in shirt" actually refers to one of the popular desserts from Austria which is a chocolate pudding served with chocolate sauce /syrup and whipped cream (Schlagobers ).

Schlagobers which is known as Schlagsahne is the Austrian (German) word for whipped cream.


Mohr is a German word which refers to a black person (Moor)

Hemd is the German word for "shirt" .

Mohr in Hemd (Austria)

Matjeshering refers to a German food made of young salted herring, a kind of fish. It is usually eaten as a filling for a type of bread called Brötchen and served with Potato salad (Kartoffelsalat) and pickled cucumber (Salzgurken /Cornichons ) and also with sliced apples and onions.

Matjes is a German word for "young herring". It is cooked in several variations of different states of Germany. They are salted, pickled or smoked. Among the popular German dishes made of Matjes are: Bratheringe, Rollmöpse, Matjesfilet, Bismarkhering or Salzheringe, among others.

Musubi refers to one of the popular foods in Hawaii which is made of sliced Spam (canned meat loaf) wrapped with cooked rice and nori. Musubi is very similar to the Japanese sushi, but makes used of Canned meat loaf, Spam

Nori is a paper-thin toasted sheets of seaweed used in Japanese cooking for wrapping Sushi

Maniçoba refers to one of the popular dishes from Northern Brazil which is made with the leaves of the manioc or cassava plant that is usually eaten during religious festivals. Maniçoba is made by finely grinding the leaves of the manioc to a pulp and then boiled for a week, the boiled pulp is then added to dried, salted or smoked meats, such as bacon or sausages. Maniçoba is generally served with Farinha or cassava meal and also with rice.

Manish Water or Mannis Water refers to a Jamaican food; a soup which is made from the head, feet and Tripe of the ram goat. Ram Goat is known in other countries as Billie Goat. A Ram Goat is called a "she goat" in Jamaica and it is important to use it to prepare this dish since it said to give a different flavor. Other important ingredients to cook this soup are young bananas sliced thinly with its skin, yellow yam , dumpling, potatos, pumpkins and carrots.

Mazarin refers to Danish, Norwegian and Swedish small sponge cake filled or stuffed with a mixture of ground almonds, butter, sugar and egg. Mazarin is a quintessential pastry of Sweden. Mazariner (plural of Mazarin) also referred to as Swedish Almond Tarts that consist of short crust pastry and almond marzipan, decorated with icing. They are traditionally served in their own tin foil baking cases.

It is said that the classic Mazarin is characterized by an oval shaped patty of short crust, filled with almond paste and topped with icing.

The Mazarin which is also sometimes referred to as Mazarin cake or Mazarin tart is named after George Mazarin, who was a French General at the time of Napoleon.