Ordering foods at restaurants can be a real task when you have no idea how to pronounce half the foods on the menu! It's not uncommon for diners to hold up the menu to the waiter and point at what they want to eat.
But it's not just restaurants that we might start pronouncing well known foods wrong, we can do it with simple household foods as well!
Here is a list of commonly mispronounced foods and the correct way to pronounce them.
Hummus
Hoom-muss, not hum-muss
Croissant
Kwah-sahn, NOT cross-ont
Nutella
New-tell-ah, NOT nut-tell-a
Ciabatta bread
Chuh-bott-ah, NOT chia-bah-tah
Guacamole
Wak-a-mole-ay, NOT gwak-ah-mole-ee
Jalapeno
Holl-ah-pen-yo, NOT jal-ah-pee-no
Quesadilla
Kay-sah-dee-yah, NOT ques-sah-dilla
Quinoa
Keen-wah, NOT quinn-oh-ah.
Bruschetta
Bru-sket-ah, NOT brush-et-ah.
Acai
Ah-sigh-ee, NOT ah-ky-ee.
Banh Mi
Bun-me, NOT bon-me
Pho
Fuhr NOT Foh
Nicoise Salad
Knee-swahz, Not knee-koi
Charcuterie
Shar-coo-tuh-ree, NOT Char-coo-ter-ee
Gnocchi
Nyok-ee, NOT g-knock-ee
Caprese
Car-pray-zay, NOT cuh-preece
Mascarpone
Moss-cuh-poe-nay, NOT mass-car-pone
Paella
Pie-aye-ya, NOT pay-ell-ah
Poke
Poh-kay, NOT poke-ee
Worcestershire sauce
Wuss-tah-sheer, NOT worst-err-shire
