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Ten most mispronounced food words here we go again

#1 Rail Paul

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Posted 23 February 2010 - 04:18 PM

The Chicago Tribune has an article on the most often mispronounced food related words.

Not surprisingly, chipotle makes the list, as does Pouilly Fuisse. Since this is Chicago, Paczki also earns a mention. These changes don't go down easily, as subsequent posters dispute the "official" pronunciations

Stewing over words

My only complaint was that if they need to charge me $30 because they're robbing the duck to pay the boar they might as well give me a more substantial portion of flour, water, and bits of meat.

Orik, on the pasta price at Hearth in NYC

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Posted 23 February 2010 - 04:29 PM

i'll have to protest this

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Paczki (POONCH-key)

whaaa?

also, there is no "toe" in prosciutto

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Prosciutto (proh-SHOO-toe)

i have not looked at everything closely but these two just stood out instantly

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#3 SLBunge

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Posted 23 February 2010 - 04:32 PM

QUOTE(nuxvomica @ Feb 23 2010, 10:29 AM)

i'll have to protest this

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Paczki (POONCH-key)

whaaa?

This is true in my experience with Polish immigrants and their descendants around the Chicago and Milwaukee areas.

Well...really more like PONCH-key. With the O sound like in 'only'.

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#4 nuxvomica

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Posted 23 February 2010 - 04:35 PM

QUOTE(SLBunge @ Feb 23 2010, 04:32 PM)

Well...really more like PONCH-key. With the O sound like in 'only'.

that's more like it

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#5 Sneakeater

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Posted 23 February 2010 - 04:46 PM

I can't help but notice that "rioja" isn't on that list.

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Posted 23 February 2010 - 04:53 PM

QUOTE(Sneakeater @ Feb 23 2010, 11:46 AM)

I can't help but notice that "rioja" isn't on that list.

“I have a dream of a multiplicity of pastramis.”

"Perhaps there are two tea smoked ducks, and we ordered from the wrong part of the menu. Having everything in English is a bit confusing."- CH poster.

#7 Deb Van D

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Posted 23 February 2010 - 05:05 PM

Hmp. They left off toomeric.

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Posted 23 February 2010 - 05:12 PM

Sake? Really?

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Really, people will tell you all kinds of garbage. Don't believe it.

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Posted 23 February 2010 - 05:52 PM

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Posted 23 February 2010 - 06:06 PM

QUOTE(Lex @ Feb 23 2010, 04:53 PM)

QUOTE(Sneakeater @ Feb 23 2010, 11:46 AM)

I can't help but notice that "rioja" isn't on that list.

Not to mention "basil".

I was ignorant of the correct pronounciation of "pho" until relatively recently. As for "gyro," I suspect the non-anglicized pronounication is very rare.

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Posted 23 February 2010 - 06:10 PM

shittake mushrooms

ABCDEFGHIJKLNMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ

violation of expectancy as humor

this food left intentionally bland

and i swear that i don't have a pun

#12 Anthony Bonner

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Posted 23 February 2010 - 06:21 PM

mesclun

Why not mayo?

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Posted 23 February 2010 - 06:28 PM

macaron

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Posted 23 February 2010 - 06:31 PM

Sometimes I actually build up the courage to go to a cart and order a gyro using the Greek pronunciation. The guys never have the slightest idea what I'm talking about. (Any parallel to "rioja" is strictly in the mind of the reader.)

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