Nigella viewers go wild for her bizarre ‘quackling’ term

  • Nigella used the word to describe the crispy skin on her roast duck
  • Viewers watching at home quickly took to Twitter to share in their amusement
  • They hailed the TV chef a ‘genius’ but she admitted she wasn’t the first to use it

Nigella Lawson has once again sent viewers wild with her vocabulary after using the bizarre term ‘quackling’ to describe the crispy skin on a roast duck.

The TV chef was cooking the bird during her Christmas special on Monday night when she uttered the phrase that caused no end of amusement for those watching  the BBC show at home.

They took to Twitter to hail the food goddess a ‘genius’ and when one viewer queried what she had actually said, Nigella explained she was not the first to use it.

She pointed out that it was chef and restaurateur Mark Hix who had first used the term – but this did nothing to dampen the spirits of viewers at home.

One said referring to Countdown’s dictionary specialist Susie Dent: ‘Quackling has just become my most favorite newest word lol, I think @susiedent should look into adding it into the dictionary.’

‘Duck crackling = “Quackling” genius,’ added another. 

‘Quackling said with a straight face. I think I love you,’ joked a third. 

Nigella pricked the skin of the raw ducks which were laid out flat on the tin before she put them in the oven to steam roast them which she explained keeps the meat ‘lusciously tender’.

Then a quick blast in the oven turns the skin wafer thin and like ‘delicate shards of quackling’. 

She gently pricked the raw skin with a toothpick before putting the in the oven on a roasting tin

Viewers delighted in the bizarre use of the term, taking to Twitter to check whether they had heard correctly. Nigella herself even replied to one user to inform them she was not the first person to use the term 'quackling'

Viewers delighted in the bizarre use of the term, taking to Twitter to check whether they had heard correctly. Nigella herself even replied to one user to inform them she was not the first person to use the term ‘quackling’

Nigella explained that the steam roast followed by a quick blast in the oven would help the skin go wafer thin and crispy

Nigella explained that the steam roast followed by a quick blast in the oven would help the skin go wafer thin and crispy

Nigella uttered the word 'quackling' as she described how to make her roasted duck skin nice and crispy

Nigella uttered the word ‘quackling’ as she described how to make her roasted duck skin nice and crispy

It was too much for some at home who said that 'only Nigella' could come up with the fabulous word

It was too much for some at home who said that ‘only Nigella’ could come up with the fabulous word



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