Black glutinous rice works in both savoury and sweet dishes. It's a popular pudding rice in south-east Asia, where you'll often come… — Yotam Ottolenghi Copy Share Image
My maternal grandmother made fantastic ox tongue with velvety roasted potatoes. She cooked sweet red cabbage and lovely cauliflower with butter and… — 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
Small okra pods have a much more attractive texture than large ones, which, when cooked, can be gloopy, stringy and totally spoil… — Yotam Ottolenghi Copy Share Image
Most fish require a short cooking time, but cephalopods are the exception to this fishy rule. As with some cuts of larger… — Yotam Ottolenghi Copy Share Image
New-season lamb shoulder, cooked pink, is the perfect platform for a mixture of fresh and cooked herbs. — Yotam Ottolenghi Copy Share Image
In certain European cuisines, vegetables are cooked a long time. I take the term 'al dente' and use it for vegetables. — Yotam Ottolenghi Copy Share Image
I rarely cook traditional risotto, but I love other grains cooked similarly - barley, spelt or split wheat. I find they have… — 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
