Amaranth, the world's most nutritious grain, is available from health food stores. — Yotam Ottolenghi Copy Share Image
Turkish cuisine is, to my mind, one of the most exciting and accomplished in the world. — Yotam Ottolenghi Copy Share Image
Celery leaves are an underused ingredient, most likely because supermarkets sell mostly leafless stalks. — Yotam Ottolenghi Copy Share Image
Most of my recipes start life in the domestic kitchen, and even those that start out in the restaurant kitchen have to… — Yotam Ottolenghi Copy Share Image
Almost every culture has its own variation on chicken soup, and rightly so - it's one of the most gratifying dishes on… — 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
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
How can something that's 95% water be so divisive? Alone among vegetables, the poor, innocent stick of celery elicits the most vicious attacks. — Yotam Ottolenghi Copy Share Image
Vegetarian and frugal it may be, but the chickpea is one of the most versatile ingredients you could keep in your cupboards. — Yotam Ottolenghi Copy Share Image
Most men say they can cook pasta, but I think you should find a little bit of an unusual angle on your… — Yotam Ottolenghi Copy Share Image
The most important thing for me is to walk the little alleys of the city, to find the little alcove where someone… — 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
Hardly any of my most memorable meals have been eaten in a restaurant, and definitely none in one of those fancy marble-floored,… — Yotam Ottolenghi Copy Share Image
Most British cheeses are now vegetarian and are labelled accordingly. However, French and Italian manufacturers still tend to use rennet. — Yotam Ottolenghi Copy Share Image
Most pumpkin dishes involve scooping out the seeds, cutting off the skin, and chopping up the flesh before cooking. — 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
