Are you pronouncing these food names incorrectly?

The French pastry, Macaron, is correctly pronounced "Mack-Uh-Ron". Photo / 123RF

Have you ever ordered a meal at a restaurant but found yourself hindered by the fact that you don't know how to properly pronounce the dish you want?

Thankfully a new guide has compiled a list of 20 exotic foods from around the world and exactly how to say them to save your blushes next time you eat out, according to Daily Mail.

And it reveals that even popular foreign foods such as gouda and arancini are not as easy to pronounce correctly as you may think.

Italian sandwich muffuletta is hard to pronounce correctly, while it's important not to say the 'h' in habanero. Photo / sousvidetools.com

French broth bouillon has fewer syllables than you think, while Vichyssoise is said like the French: 'Veeshy-Swahz'. Photo / sousvidetools.com

One of the most commonly mispronounced foods is prosciutto - the cured ham you find as a pizza topping in most major Italian restaurant chains.

The guide by Sousvide Tools reveals that the 'c' in the word is silent - it's pronounced: pro-shoe-toe.

And if star anise rhymes with "niece" for you, then you've been saying that wrong too as it's actually pronounced: An-Iss.

Other common mispronounciations include gouda (which is said "how-da" like the Dutch) and the Italian risotto balls, arancini, which is pronounced: "a-ruhn-see-ni".

Vietnamese noodle soup Pho is actually pronounced 'fuh' while anise does not rhyme with niece, but is pronounced 'an-iss'. Photo / sousvidetools.com

Gouda is said like the Dutch and pronounced with an 'h' while arancini has a 'see' sound in the middle rather than a 'ch' sound. Photo / sousvidetools.com

Another surprising word that we're all saying completely wrong is ceviche, the classic raw fish dish.

Instead of "suh-vee-chay," it's said: "she-bee-tche".

The 20 foods most commonly mispronounced

1. Ceviche (raw seafood dish) - She-Bee-Tche

2. Prosciutto (cured Italian ham) - Pro-Shoe-Toe

3. Niçoise (food from Nice eg Tuna Niçoise) - Ni-Swaz

4. Parmigiano Reggiano (Parmesan cheese) - Par-Mee-Djah-No Rehd-Djah-No

5. Bouillon (Broth or stock) - Bo-Yon

6. Macaron (French pastry) - Mack-Uh-Ron

7. Mascarpone (Italian cream cheese) - Ma-Skar-Poh-Nay

8. Vichyssoise (thick leek, onion, potato and cream soup) - Veeshy-Swahz

9. Boudin (white sausage) - Boo-Dan

10. Habanero (chilli pepper) - Ah-Bah-Neh-Roh

11. Anise (spice) - An-Iss

12. Quinoa (grain) - Keen-wah

13. Pho (Vietnamese noodle soup) - Fuh

14. Muffuletta (Italian sandwich of salami, ham and mozzarella) - Moo-Fa-La-Tuh

15. Hors d'Oeuvre (Appetiser or starter) - Or-Durv

16. Arancini (Italian fried risotto ball) - A-Ruhn-See-Ni

17. Gouda (Dutch cheese) - How-da

18. Paczki (Polish jam doughnuts) - Pohnch-Kee

19. Moussaka (Layered aubergine meat dish) - Moo-Sah-Kah

20. Haricot Vert (green beans) - Ah-Ree-Koh Vehr