International food: mispronouncing at the restaurant

Published in: News 11/10/2017

Are you mispronouncing these famous international delicacies when ordering at the restaurant in London, Paris or Rome? Click and listen to the correct pronunciation and learn what you are about to eat


International food: Béarnaise Sauce
Béarnaise sauce is a French dressing made of clarified butter emulsified in egg yolks, white wine vinegar  and flavoured with herbs. Béarnaise sauce is considered
a close relative of Hollandaise sauce, also called Dutch sauce.

International food: Bruschetta
Bruschetta is a tasty Italian antipasto made of grilled bread rubbed with garlic and topped with tomatoes, extra virgin olive oil, salt and pepper. You definitely need to click and listen to the correct pronunciation of Bruschetta, the most misprounounced Italian word worldwide.

International food: Cuisses de grenouille
The Cuisses de grenouille is a French delicacy, a dish you simply must try in the best restaurant in Paris, because chances are you never tasted it before: you are ordering fried frog legs! 

International food: Gnocchi
A delicious dish of Gnocchi is an Italian first course: yummy small potato dumplings usually served with tomato sauce or dressed in butter, sage and grated parmigiano reggiano.

International food: Hors d’oeuvre
Hors-d'œuvre is a French word to indicate appetizers, the antipasto in Italian.

International food: Lasagna
Lasagna, or more common in Italy with the plural form lasagne, is a typical Italian dish made with layers of flat pasta and ragù sauce, parmigiano reggiano (parmesan cheese), and besciamella.

International food: Mascarpone
Mascarpone is an Italian creamy cheese which is the main ingredient to make tiramisù.

International food: Niçoise
Niçoise is a French word to indicate something coming from Nice, a small town in France. The world is usually seen before salad. In the Niçoise salad you find tomatoes, hard-boiled eggs, olives, and anchovies, with a vinaigrette dressing.

International food: Paella
Paella is a Spanish dish containing white rice, chicken, sausage, seafood, vegetables, and saffron.

International food: Prosciutto
Prosciutto is the Italian ham, but you need to specify which kind of prosciutto you want:prosciutto cotto (regular ham) or prosciutto crudo (usually Parma ham). There’s a huge difference between the two of them, try both (in the picture below, you can see prosciutto cotto).

International food: Tagliatelle
Tagliatelle is a fresh egg pasta shaped as flat ribbons, usually homemade. You have to taste tagliatelle ai funghi”, with mushrooms, but not in touristic restaurants.

International food: Vol au vent
Vol-au-vent is a French expression to indicate windblown. In a restaurant, it is a very small basket made of puff pastry to be filled with tasty creamy fillings.

International food: Worcestershire
Even if you speak perfect English, you might have some difficulties pronouncing Worcestershire, the British world famous sauce. Actually it is more a flavouring than a sauce and the recipe is secret… so, don’t ask, just learn how to pronounce it properly.

International food: Zabaglione
Zabaglione is an Italian dessert made with beaten egg yolks, sugar, and a sweet wine, usually Marsala wine. Click and listen the correct pronunciation, usually very hard ti repeat for English speakers. 


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