Hard-to-Spell Food Words, a List

Speling iz trickie — especialy when u write bout food for a livving. Not only do you have to pen correctly the 250,000 or so words in the English language, but food and its lexicon are international, multilingual, and ever-evolving, meaning there are even more ways to make linguistic slips — and to make an ass out of yourself in print.

Behold our collection of hard-to-spell food words:

Robert Sietsema

macaron
ziti
bechamel
allioli (Spanish aioli)
lo mein
parfait
lasagna

Lauren Shockey

tlacoyos
gruner veltliner
soppressata
pissaladière

Victoria Bekiempis

zucchini
broccoli
Parmigiano-Reggiano
pierogi
spumante
okonomiyaki
shakshuka
sufganiyot

Lauren Bloomberg

Mediterranean (as in the cuisine)
Colicchio (as in Tom)
fettuccine

Brian Parks

smorgasbord

This article from the Village Voice Archive was posted on December 8, 2011

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