There is nothing like a good old recipe. If it has lasted, then it is good. — Yotam Ottolenghi Copy Share Image
I like to talk about food, ingredients, and how to adapt recipes. It's a dialogue. — Yotam Ottolenghi Copy Share Image
Like brown rice, black rice is unmilled, and it is the dark outer husk that makes it so nutty and chewy. It's… — Yotam Ottolenghi Copy Share Image
Leeks, like other oniony things, reach a certain peak when fried. It's the subtle sweetness that suddenly becomes evident and works so… — Yotam Ottolenghi Copy Share Image
The difference between a bland tomato and great one is immense, much like the difference between a standard, sliced white bread and… — Yotam Ottolenghi Copy Share Image
Like all rice, black rice is great at absorbing flavours, but it's just as happy to act as a satiny bed for… — Yotam Ottolenghi Copy Share Image
Having grown up in the Middle East, eating beans for breakfast always seemed like a bizarre British eccentricity. — Yotam Ottolenghi Copy Share Image
These days, meals are more open to personal preferences. People like to serve themselves. — Yotam Ottolenghi Copy Share Image
Buckwheat, like Marmite and durian, is a seriously divisive foodstuff, so it needs a seriously capable defence team if it's ever going… — Yotam Ottolenghi Copy Share Image
When I cook a meal, I like to serve things one by one and keep them separate. I get that from my… — Yotam Ottolenghi Copy Share Image
Yogurt sauce, as you may have noticed by now, is a regular presence in my recipes - that's because it has the… — Yotam Ottolenghi Copy Share Image
For those, like me, who can't rely on being given a home smoker this Christmas, you can build your own approximation with… — Yotam Ottolenghi Copy Share Image
A great fig should look like it's just about to burst its skin. When squeezed lightly it should give a little and… — Yotam Ottolenghi Copy Share Image
Sea spaghetti looks like dark fettuccine and has a similar texture - you can get it in health food stores or online. — Yotam Ottolenghi Copy Share Image
Like parents, cooks shouldn't have favourites, but some recipes inevitably shine more than others. — Yotam Ottolenghi Copy Share Image
The range of ingredients available to home cooks has expanded dramatically. People are incorporating herbs and spices like lemongrass, smoked Mexican chile,… — 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
