Mad Cook
Master Chef
Miss-pronunciation of CHORIZO annoys the hell out of me as in CHORITSO. It's even got onto a British TV advertisement tonight. I didn't spend several years in Spain (the Balearics to be precise) not to know that it's CHOREETHO or CHOREESSO
It tends to vary according to where the speaker comes from and to a certain extent according to the speaker's class - the "z" is pronounced "th" in Castilian Spanish, which tends to be the Spanish equivalent of what is called "Cut-glass English". On Menorca I was advised to use choreesso, as choreetho was considered to be "snobby" and those using it were seen as trying to be superior.) As I was, at the time, dating the son of the Military Governor of the Balearics I took his advice and called it choreesso.
However you choose to pronounce it don't call it "CHORITSO" or I may have to come round and tear your head off!!!
Rant over.
It tends to vary according to where the speaker comes from and to a certain extent according to the speaker's class - the "z" is pronounced "th" in Castilian Spanish, which tends to be the Spanish equivalent of what is called "Cut-glass English". On Menorca I was advised to use choreesso, as choreetho was considered to be "snobby" and those using it were seen as trying to be superior.) As I was, at the time, dating the son of the Military Governor of the Balearics I took his advice and called it choreesso.
However you choose to pronounce it don't call it "CHORITSO" or I may have to come round and tear your head off!!!
Rant over.