Can You Properly Pronounce These Commonly Mispronounced Food Terms?

Some foods are easy to pronounce as they are to eat: apple. Pasta. Steak. But what about some of the more exotic and rare foods that have crept into our lexicon? “Quinoa” (KEEN-wah) is only the beginning.

If you consider yourself a fan of international cuisine or a general foodie, you’ve probably learned how to pronounce a lot of trickier culinary terms properly. And there are plenty that are hotly debated: Is “endive” pronounced EN-deev or en-DIVE? Is that sugary stuff you dip apples in every fall called KEHR-ah-mehl or KAR-ah-mehl?

On the other hand, most culinary words have a clearly correct pronunciation. If you want to waltz into any restaurant on the planet, ready to order without embarrassing yourself, it’s good to get to know how to say trickier names of dishes and ingredients.

Want to put your foodie pronunciation skills to the test? This quiz is for you — and hey, you might learn a thing or two.