How do you pronounce Excelsior?
Do you pronounce the T in bergamot?
While you often hear bergamot pronounced with a silent ‘t‘ as in ‘burga-mow (‘mow the lawn’), call it ‘burga-mott’ and you‘re correctly nodding to its Italian heritage. Grown on small trees that blossom in winter, the fruit is fragrant and orange-sized but closer to lemon in colour.