Nigella Lawson’s pronunciation of ‘microwave’ leaves the internet mesmerized
English food writer and television chef, Nigella Lawson has left her fans mesmerized with the way she pronounces the word ‘microwave’.
On her Cook, Eat, Repeat food series, the celebrity chef, who has sold millions of cookbooks and fronted a stint of successful cooking shows over the last 18 years, was in the midst of preparing a meal of black-pudding meatballs with fatty milk when she warmed the milk ‘in the microwave’ prior to pouring it into her batter.
Nigella went on to pronounce it as “meecrowahvay” which seemingly went on to break the internet. While some find it strange, some are grateful to Nigella for letting the world know “we’ve all been mispronouncing microwave for the last 50 (or so) years”.
Listen: Nigella Lawson’s pronunciation of ‘microwave’
Other Twitter users went berserk about the chef’s unique pronunciation. “Nigella Lawson’s pronunciation of microwave is how I’m gonna be saying it from now on,” wrote another social media user.
Another wrote, “As I’ve just recently bought a microwave I thought I should name it in honour of last night’s episode of Nigella. I present to you, Mi-cro-wav-eh the microwave.”
About Nigella’s Cook, Eat, Repeat
In Cook, Eat, Repeat, Nigella shares the rhythms and rituals of her kitchen and reveals the inspiration behind many of her recipes. The programme also shows viewers how to make simple yet effective recipes from the comfort of one’s own kitchen which is the perfect remedy for keen home cooks stuck in lockdown.
“In Cook, Eat, Repeat, Nigella finds pure elation in the consuming of food,” writes The Independent. “It is a show driven by self-made, one-person joy, and ingredients being used to create magic.”
The publication notes, though, that this isn’t new territory for her. Nigella has always viewed food as a form of elation, to be prepared and eaten with the same degree of joy when you’re alone as when you’re with others. Yet it feels more potent in 2020, when eating and cooking have become some of the few purely enjoyable activities we can do.
“Of course it can be drudgery and it can be draining,” she writes in her latest book, “but it is also a way to make a substantive difference to the emotional temperature of the day.”
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