This is also used to describe small round pieces of meat or poultry. Milanese - This is used to describe foods that are dipped in egg and breadcrumbs, sometimes parmesan cheese, and fried in butter. This may also include savory fillings of similar presentation. The word mille-feuille means a thousand leaves. To cut food into very tiny pieces.
Minced food is cut into smaller, finer pieces than diced food.
Mincemeat - A sweet spicy mixture of candied and fresh fruits, wine, spices, and beef fat. Earlier recipes for this used beef or venison meat and beef fat. It is used primarily as a filling for pies served during the Christmas holiday season. Minestrone - An Italian vegetable soup with beans and pasta or rice. This may contain any number of vegetables, but for authenticity, meat is never added.