I was just wondering if anybody has found themselves in a funny or embarrassing situation because of "false friends" (they are the words in your target language that sound similar to the ones in your native language but have a different meaning). 

For example, I once talked to a Polish lady and we discussed national Polish and Russian cuisine. She told me about Polish "pirogy" and how they were so tasty and she mentioned that they boiled them. Now, in Russian we have the word "пироги" which sounds like "pirogy". It is a kind of fried pastry with different fillings and to boil them would be really weird. So, I thought it was really extravagant that they boiled pastry in Poland. I shared with some other friend who explained to me that actually "pirogy" is the same as "пельмени" or dumplings in Russian and it makes perfect sense to boil them! 

I know my story is not too entertaining (unless you are a chef lol) but I was wondering if others have something funny to share.

Thanks!