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Are you mispronouncing these food names?

Tasty tongue-twisters
Quinoa
Chorizo
Camembert
Gyro
Pho
Gouda
Paella
Gruyère
Burrata
Espresso
Açaí
Laphroaig
Latte
Viognier
Sriracha
Caipirinha
Jarlsberg
Dr. Oetker
Roquefort
Beignet
Quesadilla
‘Nduja
Chipotle
Ferrero Rocher
Bruschetta
Nutella
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Tasty tongue-twisters

Anyone who has been afraid to order the dish or drink that they really wanted for fear of looking silly will know: there are some food names that are just hard to wrap your tongue around. Whether they’re dishes or cocktails that many people get wrong, or ingredients that you rarely hear said out loud, it can be an edible minefield. Here are some of the most commonly mispronounced foods – and how we should be saying their names.
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Ella Buchan

15 July 2022

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