"au jus"

[Benjamin Barrett]

I've gone back and forth. I'm never sure which has more currency.

The Daily Kos instructs the public with its glossary to say "ah": http://www.dailykos.com/story/2011/12/13/1044844/-Basic-Culinary-Definitions,-Part-I

And at http://foodwishes.blogspot.com/2010/12/ah-oh-ah-beef-au-jus.html, Chef John says that "ah" is how he grew up saying it.

Benjamin Barrett
Seattle, WA

On Jan 22, 2012, at 6:07 AM, Jonathan Lighter wrote:

> Arby's has been advertising for years the serving of "au jus" that
> comes with its roast beef sandwiches.
>
> The TV commercials used to say "oh zhoo."
>
> In the latest version, however, the announcer clearly says "ah zhoo."  In
> fact, the first two or three times I heard it, I though he was trying
> to say "Anjou," which made even less sense.

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