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    Top 10 at 10: Mispronounced foodie words

    Posted by Judy Hevrdejs

    News that Olive Garden is contemplating taking their bruschetta and gnocchi global prompted us to consider how many foodie words we mispronounce. (Bet you have a list of foodie words gone bad). So diners, servers, restaurateurs (say: rehs-tuhr-uh-TUHR), herewith our:

    Top 10 Mispronounced Foodie Words

    1. Bruschetta (broo-SKEH-tah)
    2. Gnocchi (NYOH-kee)
    3. Gyro (YEER-oh)
    4. Huitlacoche (wheet-lah-KOH-chay)
    5. Pouilly-Fuisse (poo-yee fwee-SAY)
    6. Mole (MOH-lay)
    7. Paczki (POONCH-key)
    8. Pho (fuh)
    9. Prosciutto (proh-SHOO-toe)
    10. Sake (SAH-kay)

    Our old-school source? "The New Food Lover's Companion." Need more help, try language Web sites with audio such as Inogolo and Forvo
    reposted from the Chicago Tribune

    Are there any other ones you can think of? Please include the correct way to say it, and the way you commonly hear others say it.

    my friend calls bi bim bap (pronounced exactly how it's spelled), bippity bop. she is not allowed to order when we go to korean restaurants. -_-
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    Most of the world (except Mandarin speakers) should be glad there's not a common dish they have to call "Zheng Quan Rang." Try that for pronunciation.
    忽见柳荫下两个小孩子在哀哀痛哭,瞧模样正是武敦儒、武修文兄弟。郭芙大声叫道:「喂,你们在干甚麽?」武 修文回头见是郭芙,哭道:「我们在哭,你不见麽?」

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    Italian pasta is one of my favourite foods, and I cook it a lot. Here are some of the words that I often mispronounce:

    Fusilli (foo-ZEE-lee) -- I call it fussy-lee.
    Conchiglie (con-KEEL-yay)
    Tagliatelle (tah-lyah-TELL-eh)

    Pizza capricciosa (kah-pree-choh-za)
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    erm if its italian i dun ususally have a problem with them - i did some studies in italian back in school ~ i guess i can handle most german & italian pronunciation.

    its french that tripped me a little, i got less luck with polish..and i dont know hell what to do with welsh.
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    I'm fairly comfortable with French pronunciation, but I'm totally clueless with Welsh!
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    I can't properly pronounce "worcestershire sauce".

    And for the longest time, I said "paella" the wrong way.

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