Are you pronouncing these food names incorrectly?
Isabella Bartlett 
Have you ever ordered a meal at a restaurant but found yourself hindered by the fact that you don't know how to properly pronounce the dish you want?
Thankfully a new guide has compiled a list of 20 exotic foods from around the world and exactly how to say them to save your blushes next time you eat out, according to Daily Mail.
And it reveals that even popular foreign foods such as gouda and arancini are not as easy to pronounce correctly as you may think.
One of the most commonly mispronounced foods is prosciutto - the cured ham you find as a pizza topping in most major Italian restaurant chains.
AdvertisementAdvertise with NZME.The guide by Sousvide Tools reveals that the 'c' in the word is silent - it's pronounced: pro-shoe-toe.
And if star anise rhymes with "niece" for you, then you've been saying that wrong too as it's actually pronounced: An-Iss.
Other common mispronounciations include gouda (which is said "how-da" like the Dutch) and the Italian risotto balls, arancini, which is pronounced: "a-ruhn-see-ni".
Another surprising word that we're all saying completely wrong is ceviche, the classic raw fish dish.
AdvertisementAdvertise with NZME.Instead of "suh-vee-chay," it's said: "she-bee-tche".
The 20 foods most commonly mispronounced
1. Ceviche (raw seafood dish) - She-Bee-Tche
2. Prosciutto (cured Italian ham) - Pro-Shoe-Toe
3. Niçoise (food from Nice eg Tuna Niçoise) - Ni-Swaz
4. Parmigiano Reggiano (Parmesan cheese) - Par-Mee-Djah-No Rehd-Djah-No
5. Bouillon (Broth or stock) - Bo-Yon
6. Macaron (French pastry) - Mack-Uh-Ron
7. Mascarpone (Italian cream cheese) - Ma-Skar-Poh-Nay
8. Vichyssoise (thick leek, onion, potato and cream soup) - Veeshy-Swahz
9. Boudin (white sausage) - Boo-Dan
AdvertisementAdvertise with NZME.10. Habanero (chilli pepper) - Ah-Bah-Neh-Roh
11. Anise (spice) - An-Iss
12. Quinoa (grain) - Keen-wah
13. Pho (Vietnamese noodle soup) - Fuh
14. Muffuletta (Italian sandwich of salami, ham and mozzarella) - Moo-Fa-La-Tuh
15. Hors d'Oeuvre (Appetiser or starter) - Or-Durv
AdvertisementAdvertise with NZME.16. Arancini (Italian fried risotto ball) - A-Ruhn-See-Ni
17. Gouda (Dutch cheese) - How-da
18. Paczki (Polish jam doughnuts) - Pohnch-Kee
19. Moussaka (Layered aubergine meat dish) - Moo-Sah-Kah
20. Haricot Vert (green beans) - Ah-Ree-Koh Vehr
