Russian Word of the Day: Eggs Benedict and Poached Eggs

By Mendeleyeev

It has been awhile since we’ve done a “Word of the day” so we’ll make this a bonus day with several words for the price of one!

Яйца Бенедикт is eggs benedict, [YAI-itsyah bene-dikt].

Of course if you’re making Яйца Бенедикт (eggs benedict) you’ll want to know how to make Яйца Пашот (poached eggs), which sounds like [YAI-itsyah pa-SHOtt]. It is not “shot” so think of “show” with a t sound at the end. Stress the “SHO” sound hard.

Now that you’ve learned a unique way to poach eggs, you may want a quick tutorial on how to make Яйца Бенедикт (eggs benedict):

Приятного аппетита! (Bon Appétit!)