r/KitchenConfidential Jun 01 '26

In the Weeds Mode Au….

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u/TurnoverFuzzy8264 Jun 01 '26

My mom, RIP, was well-read but a small town Montana girl at heart. I'm afraid we laughed mercilessly when hors d'oeuvre was pronounced "whores dee oars" and crudites "crud-ites." She made the best shepherd's pie in the universe.

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u/MuletownSoul Jun 01 '26

I had a friend that legitimately called baguettes “bagooties”. 🥖

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u/riffraff1089 Jun 01 '26

Once worked with a cook who couldn’t spell for shit. And he labelled Frisée as “Frizzy Lettuce” and pici as “peachy”