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
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
You dont need a machine to make pasta: a rolling pin and a fast hand can create a smooth, if thick, sheet. — Yotam Ottolenghi Copy Share Image
You don't need a machine to make pasta: a rolling pin and a fast hand can create a smooth, if thick, sheet. — Yotam Ottolenghi Copy Share Image
When it comes to cooking pasta, the first essential is to make sure you have a big enough pot: it needs room… — 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 unlikely combination of potatoes and pasta does appear in some Italian recipes. — Yotam Ottolenghi Copy Share Image
Pasta with melted cheese is the one thing I could eat over and over again. — Yotam Ottolenghi Copy Share Image
Fresh egg pasta is traditionally served in the north of Italy with butter, cream and rich meat sauces, whereas dried pasta is… — 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
