How do you pronounce microwave? We’re betting it’s not the same way television cook Nigella Lawson does it. The treasured food writer has us changing the way we butter our toast but on Monday night’s episode of her latest show Cook, Eat, Repeat on BBC Two, her surprising pronunciation of microwave — ‘meecrowavé’ — was hailed as iconic by viewers.
Not afraid to have a little fun, Nigella, who was demonstrating her recipe for brown butter colcannon, explained: ‘But I still need a bit of milk – full fat – which I’ve warmed in the ‘meecro-wa-vay’.
Gas! It was most likely a joke but the mispronunciation went down well with fans. Nigella Lawson is the UKs Moira Rose? Iconic https://t.co/BMAWccaSk5 — Ryan' Around The Christmas Tree (@souchy_boyy)
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