How do you say "seitan"?!

Question:

How do you say "seitan"?

I once said "there's satan in this dish" and the whole restaurant went silent.

Answers:

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Seiteen

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seitan
One entry found for seitan.
I am sure you made some people laugh. We all need to laugh more. No worries.

Main Entry: sei・tan
Pronunciation: 'sA-"tan, -"t?n
Function: noun
Etymology: origin unknown
: flavored wheat gluten often used as a meat analogue

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seee-tann

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say-TANN

Rhymes with clay pan, stress is on the 2nd syllable.

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Hee hee..

SAY- TAHN

as in
Say..KHAN!!!!

Hmm... I guess you had to see Wrath of Khan.
But it is Say-Tahn none the less.
:)

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I usually mis-pronounce it sea-tan (as in I went to the sea to get a tan) for the very reason that you described. Folks in this part of the US cain't (sic) discriminate between the correct pronunciation of seitan and satan.

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Yes, "seitan" is pronounced "Satan."

Don't ya just love embarassing moments like that?

It can be awkward, but used to vegetarian clothes designer's advantage, too. ( http://www.veganessentials.com/catalog/p... )

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