I have to admit that I can't take a whole fig and eat it on its own as I would a peach… — Yotam Ottolenghi Copy Share Image
Salbitxada is a sharp and lightly sweet Catalan sauce that's traditionally served with calcots - spring or salad onions, grilled whole, make… — Yotam Ottolenghi Copy Share Image
A lemon, boiled whole and blitzed, makes a useful base for all sorts of dressings. — Yotam Ottolenghi Copy Share Image
I adore recipes that make use of one cut of meat or a whole animal to create a complex dish, loaded with… — 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
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
