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Beef gyro sandwich with special white sauce at the Halal Guys. The Halal Guys’ white sauce is legendary. CONTRIBUTED BY MIA YAKEL
Beef gyro sandwich with special white sauce at the Halal Guys. The Halal Guys’ white sauce is legendary. CONTRIBUTED BY MIA YAKEL
April 25, 2017

There are lots of delicious foods to try, but some can be pretty difficult to pronounce.

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From gnocchi to gyro to acai, many don’t know exactly how to say certain edibles.

Luckily, Business Insider has compiled a list of a few of the most challenging cuisine names to enunciate, breaking down the origins and the correct ways to pronounce them.

Take a look at the video below for a quick lesson.

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