Nigella Lawson admits her bizarre pronunciation of ‘microwave’ isn’t her only weird word habit – and reveals what she likes in her late night kebabs
Nigella Lawson has revealed that there are a number of words she pronounces incorrectly for fun, after she sparked controversy for how she says ‘microwave’.
The cook baffled fans with her pronunciation of microwave as ‘meecro-wah-vey’ in an episode of her BBC2 cooking show Cook, Eat, Repeat back in 2020.
Appearing on Australia’s The Project on Tuesday, the London-born domestic goddess, 62, said that’s not her only quirk.
Laughs: Nigella Lawson (pictured) has revealed that there are a number of words she pronounces incorrectly for fun, after she sparked controversy for how she says ‘microwave’
‘I have other words I use. You know how all families speak in nonsense words? So, you know, I use ‘desecrated’ coconut,’ she admitted.
‘If I get some new appliance I have to read the ‘destructions’. If I’m going somewhere I will have to text someone to say I’m ‘en croûte’ you know?’ she added.
‘It’s just a joke, mispronouncing words. And what’s quite interesting is I found out afterwards – I mean all families have those words in a way.’
Appearing on Australia’s The Project on Tuesday, the London-born domestic goddess, 62, said: ‘I have other words I use. You know how all families speak in nonsense words? So, you know, I use ‘desecrated’ coconut’
‘If I get some new appliance I have to read the ‘destructions’. If I’m going somewhere I will have to text someone to say I’m en Coute, you know?’ she added
Nigella also confessed to enjoying a kebab after a late night on the town.
‘I rather like the chip kebab. So one of my favourites is flatbread, hummus, a bit of lemon zest, some salt, some chips and wrap them up. So wonderful,’ she said.
While knocking up rich mashed potatoes with butter during a 2020 episode of Cook, Eat, Repeat, Nigella explained to fans, ‘I still need a bit of milk – full fat – which I’ve warmed in the meecro-wah-vey.’
In a series of Twitter posts afterwards, the cookbook author was forced to reply to dozens of fans explaining the microwave joke, adding she hoped that the ‘brouhaha’ would be over.
Tasty: Nigella also confessed to enjoying a kebab after a late night on the town. ‘I rather like the chip kebab. So one of my favourites is flatbread, hummus, a bit of lemon zest, some salt, some chips and wrap them up. So wonderful,’ she said
Strange: The cook baffled fans with her pronunciation of microwave as ‘meecro-wah-vey’ in an episode of her BBC2 cooking show Cook, Eat, Repeat back in 2020
Nigella insisted it’s part of her sense of humour to ‘deliberately pronounce things wrong’ and even joked she says Worcester as ‘wusster-shusster’.
Hoping to put an end to the discourse, Nigella tweeted: ‘Well, I do say it like that, but not because I think that’s how it’s actually pronounced’.
She then quote tweeted herself and added: ‘Can this be the end of it now?’
The cook is currently in Australia to attend the Melbourne Food and Wine Festival.
Funny woman: Nigella insisted it’s part of her sense of humour to ‘deliberately pronounce things wrong’ and even joked she says Worcester as ‘wusster-shusster’
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