With New York City Restaurant Week behind us, and Black Restaurant Month at our doorstep, the timing couldn’t be better to brush up on a few common mispronounced foods. So, whether you’re preparing to indulge in Mexican, Southeast Asian, Italian, South American, or some ‘good ole’ southern fusion cuisine, here are 12 of the top mispronounced foods and the proper way to say them.
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Hors d’oeuvres
Say: or-DERV
Don’t Say: “whore’s doves”
Espresso
Say: e-SPRES-oh
Don’t say: ex-presso
Chipotle
Say: chi-POAT-lay,
Don’t say: chi-pottel
Sriracha
Say: si-ROTCH-ah
Don’t say:Â Sree-Rotch-Ah
Quesadilla
Say: KAY-suh-DEE-uh
Don’t say: kwes-ah-dilla
Pinot noir
Say: PEE-no-NWAHR
Don’t say: PEE-no-no-WAHR
Bruschetta
Say: broo-SKEH-tah
Don’t Say: broo-SHEH-tah
Mascarpone
Say: mah-SKAR-poh-NAY
Don’t say: marz-kah-pone
Prosciutto
Say:Â proh-SHOO-toe
Don’t say: pros-quit-toh
Sake
Say: SAH-kee”; “SAH-kay”
Don’t Say: Say-ke
Beignet
Say:Â Benn-YAY
Don’t say: beg-net
Vinaigrette
Say: “vihn-uh-GREHT”
Don’t say: vinegarette
Sources: Epicurious, HoustonPress, and The Village Voice.