Though not a true cereal but a fruit, buckwheat seeds resemble cereal grains and are often used in a similar way to… — 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
I now understand how varied the world of cultivated rice is; that rice can play the lead or be a sidekick; that… — Yotam Ottolenghi Copy Share Image
I get great pleasure from stuffed foods, from an apple strudel to a vegetable samosa, from a whole roasted bird with a… — 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
Barberries, or zereshk, are tiny dried red fruit with a tremendously sharp flavour. They come from Iran, where they're used to add… — 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
Rice and vermicelli is a common combination in Arab and Turkish cooking - it has a lighter texture than rice on its… — Yotam Ottolenghi Copy Share Image
Buttermilk's palate-cleansing tartness is one reason it's used a lot in southern India, where meals often end with a small bowl of… — 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… — 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
The combination of lentils with rice or bulgur is the absolute height of Levantine comfort food. I could eat it every day. — Yotam Ottolenghi Copy Share Image
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
The difference between brown and white rice is that the former is not milled. With the outer bran and germ intact, the… — 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
