Nigella Lawson's photo sparks major controversy among foodies

Nigella Lawson made headlines this week after she had pronounced the word microwave incorrectly in a video.

heat Unmissables Awards 2020: See the full list of winnersGBBO star reveals why Noel Fielding was 'always getting told off' by producersGogglebox's Tom Malone looks unrecognisable in throwback snapIt seems Nigella is getting bored of the whole debacle though as she retweeted her response and added, “Can this be the end of it now?”But it seems fans aren’t quite ready to let go of the chef’s frankly iconic pronunciation and continued to share jokes on social media.

resulting in clap-backs from confused fans.But don’t worry: She’s not as dense as a fruitcake (or, for that matter, reverting to past drug use). She was just playing around.

No. This can’t be right!!

Nigella Lawson has responded to the online reaction she triggered by her most unusual pronunciation of the word microwave.

Nigella Lawson has gone viral after using an unusual pronunciation for the word microwave when explaining a recipe. Appearing in the latest episode of her BBC cookery series, Nigella's Cook, Eat, Repeat, the star, 60, referred to the common kitchen appliance as a “mee-cro-wah-vay”.

and “Domestic Goddess” is seen preparing a dish that she proclaims needs “a bit of milk, full fat, which I’ve warmed in the microwave.” But in the video, posted on Twitter, she weirdly pronounces the kitchen appliance as “meek-ro-wah-vay,” seemingly rhyming it with the title of one-hit-wonder Gerardo’s 1990 dance song “Rico Suave.”“Eternally grateful to Nigella Lawson for letting us know we’ve all been mispronouncing microwave for the last 50 (or so) years,” wrote one tweeter of her playful

Celeb chef Nigella Lawson pronounced the word “microwave” in a way that has likely never happened before and the moment is going viral on social media!

direct to your inboxNigella Lawson has found herself at the centre of another social media storm.From cooking a banana skin curry to telling us how to make toast, viewers can't help but comment on the chef's latest creations.But this time, it's not what she has made what has got people talking. It's her pronunciation of 'microwave'.

There are too many words in the English language that I see on a fairly frequent basis and have a most basic understanding of but—and unforgivably so—have no idea how to pronounce. One such term is diaspora (does the stressed syllable go like, "die-ASS-pora" or "DIE-ah-spruh"?).

Nigella Lawson has sent Twitter into meltdown with the strange way she pronounces "microwave". The TV chef and presenter sent her fans into a frenzy when the latest instalment of her BBC show Cook, Eat, Repeat aired on BBC Two on Monday.

You’re going to want to add Nigella Lawson’s pronunciation of “microwave” to the canon of posh pronunciations of rather banal words.

How do you pronounce microwave? We’re betting it’s not the same way television cook Nigella Lawson does it.