Having grown up in the Middle East, eating beans for breakfast always seemed like a bizarre British eccentricity. — Yotam Ottolenghi Copy Share Image
Even in the busiest kitchen, there's always a point at the end of the day when you go home. — Yotam Ottolenghi Copy Share Image
I always pan-fry sprouts - it retains texture and enhances flavour. — Yotam Ottolenghi Copy Share Image
Fish cakes are perceived as being quite British, and they're always a bit brown and a little dull. — Yotam Ottolenghi Copy Share Image
I have an intense dislike of doctrines, because you will always end up eating your words. — Yotam Ottolenghi Copy Share Image
Dinner parties are still highly popular, and I believe they always will be. — Yotam Ottolenghi Copy Share Image
Food was always important in my family, but I didn't think of it as a vocation until a later point in life. — Yotam Ottolenghi Copy Share Image
My father always cooks more polenta than he needs for a meal. The excess he spreads on an oiled surface and chills.… — Yotam Ottolenghi Copy Share Image
When I was a kid, there was always food to be had on the street in Jerusalem, but anything above a falafel… — Yotam Ottolenghi Copy Share Image
People don't know how good cauliflower is, because they always have this image of cauliflower cheese - awful, sticky, creamy and rich. — Yotam Ottolenghi Copy Share Image
Food that's served at the table in a paper parcel always creates a remarkable culinary moment when opened, because the package is… — Yotam Ottolenghi Copy Share Image
I always preferred my father's pasta the next day, when he'd put it in a hot oven with heaps of extra cheese.… — Yotam Ottolenghi Copy Share Image
Take your average couscous salad, and it's almost always a sloppy mush, no matter how much attention has gone into getting flavours… — Yotam Ottolenghi Copy Share Image
As is always the way with pancakes, the first hotcake to come out of the pan will probably be a bit misshapen.… — Yotam Ottolenghi Copy Share Image
I have an intense dislike of doctrines, because you will always end up eating your words. — Yotam Ottolenghi Copy Share Image
If the first bite is with the eye and the second with the nose, some people will never take that third, actual bite if… — Yotam Ottolenghi Copy Share Image
The teaching thing, the one where I have to impart my knowledge, is probably what comes the least naturally to me because I'm an… — Yotam Ottolenghi Copy Share Image
The way to entice people into cooking is to cook delicious things. — Yotam Ottolenghi Copy Share Image
Take your average couscous salad, and it's almost always a sloppy mush, no matter how much attention has gone into getting flavours in there. — Yotam Ottolenghi Copy Share Image
Preparing and cooking squid is easier than most fish. The only thing to remember is not to cook it for too long. — Yotam Ottolenghi Copy Share Image
Brunch, for me, is an extended breakfast that should be enjoyed whenever you have time properly to engage in cooking and eating. — Yotam Ottolenghi Copy Share Image
You can be vegetarian and eat fish. Its your choice, just say: I am what I am. There are no hardcore divisions anymore. — Yotam Ottolenghi Copy Share Image
I have a terrible tendency to lick my fingers when I cook. So much so that I got a telling off from my pastry… — Yotam Ottolenghi Copy Share Image
Fish cakes are perceived as being quite British, and they're always a bit brown and a little dull. — Yotam Ottolenghi Copy Share Image
Chinese sausage, which is widely available from Asian grocers and online, is sweet, rich, and enticingly smoky. I add it to steamed rice with… — Yotam Ottolenghi Copy Share Image
