There are those few food and drink words that people always seem to struggle to pronounce. Wines often cause problems, merlot and shiraz, both easily caught on the tongue as the mind tries to desperately catch up, trying to remember exactly how the words are said - especially difficult after drinking a few glasses.
Quinoa, an ingredient that's gaining so much popularity it's supply is threatened. But how do you say it? Kin-Oy, Kuin-Oy... it's actually - keen-wah.
This list from Pop Sugar sets out to explain a number of common food and drink words and how they are pronounced. How to say tagine? Should be said phonetically as tah-zheen and basil often mispronounced is bay-zihl.
The list goes through a whole group of tough to pronounce food and drink words and is a great resource for checking up on whether you've been saying any words wrong all along.