Paella
Carl and I were watching Top Chef, and British King of Food Douchery Toby Young was a guest judge. Towards the end the least successful dishes were being reviewed, and Padma says, "... and what about the pah ey yah?"
Toby, full of himself, countered, "... why does everyone insist on calling it that?? It's a pa ehl luh -- just as you don't say Barrr the loh nah."
I've NEVER heard anyone outside of JAPAN say pa ehl luh unless they were unfamiliar with the dish. To me, you say pah ey yah for the same reason a "filet mignon" isn't a fil let mig nuhn. Is it really that difficult to pronounce a double L as a /j/?
Toby, full of himself, countered, "... why does everyone insist on calling it that?? It's a pa ehl luh -- just as you don't say Barrr the loh nah."
I've NEVER heard anyone outside of JAPAN say pa ehl luh unless they were unfamiliar with the dish. To me, you say pah ey yah for the same reason a "filet mignon" isn't a fil let mig nuhn. Is it really that difficult to pronounce a double L as a /j/?