This is how you pronounce these words on the menu
Kie-no-wa, that's exactly how it is on my jar in the kitchen. As a joke of course, but in reality I pronounce it like that too while you should actually say kie-nwa. For the rest, I try to adhere to the rules and I even like to correct people, because if someone feels like a sneaky fries (steak fries, pronounced as steek fries), then steam comes out of my ears. Just like salad caprese, which you pronounce as ka-prezen and NOT ka-presse. Thank you.
Lychee
Pronounced as lie-sjee and not as lai-tsjie.
Quinoa
Pronounced as kie-nwa and not as kie-no-wa.
Caesar salad
Pronounced as sie-zer and not as se-zar salad.
Goji berries
Pronounced as ko-dji berries and not as godji berries.
Sauvignon blanc
Pronounced: so-vi-jon, and not sa-vi-jon (yes, it happens).
Fois gras
Pronounced: foe-wa-kra and not: fo-ie-kras.
Balsamico
Pronounced as bal-sá-mi-ko and not as bal-sa-miéko.
Ciabatta
Pronounced: tjia-bat-ta and not: sjia-bat-ta.
Humus
Pronounced: hu-mus and not: hoe-moes.
Actually exactly as it is written. So it's NOT aDvocado. Please.
Vanilla
Pronounced: va-nie-je. And not va-ni-lle or va-nil-je.
And then I find mint instead of munt sometimes a bit annoying, but then I'm really nitpicking.
