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
Good asparagus needs minimal treatment and is best eaten with few other ingredients. — Yotam Ottolenghi Copy Share Image
Cobnuts have a fresher flavour than any other nut I know of and go very well with autumnal fruit and light cheeses. — Yotam Ottolenghi Copy Share Image
Middle Eastern cuisine has the same depth of ingredients and processes as other cuisines. They just haven't had as much exposure. — Yotam Ottolenghi Copy Share Image
Manouri is a Greek ewes' milk cheese that's light in colour and texture. It's fresh and milky, and goes well with other… — 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
On some subconscious level, I've been prejudiced against turnips, parsnips, swedes and other roots. Do they taste of much? Are they really… — Yotam Ottolenghi Copy Share Image
Leeks are normally given the job of flavouring other things, such as stocks and soups, but I find their creaminess and sweet,… — Yotam Ottolenghi Copy Share Image
Polenta is to northern Italy what bread is to Tuscany, what pasta is to Emilia-Romagna and what rice is to the Veneto:… — Yotam Ottolenghi Copy Share Image
A great ratatouille is one in which the vegetables interact with each other but are still discernible from each other. The trick… — 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'm a firm believer that the world should be your oyster when you're cooking. People should open themselves to other cuisines -… — 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
Steaming maintains some of the aubergine flesh's texture, which doesn't happen if you cook it in any other way. — 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Fish cakes are perceived as being quite British, and they're always a bit brown and a little dull. — Yotam Ottolenghi Copy Share
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
I'm a firm believer that the world should be your oyster when you're cooking. People should open themselves to other cuisines - there are… — Yotam Ottolenghi Copy Share
Every era has its own list of ingredients that are considered exotic and then, 15 years later, they're not. — Yotam Ottolenghi Copy Share
