Top 176 Quotes by Yotam Ottolenghi

Buckwheat, like Marmite and durian, is a seriously divisive foodstuff, so it needs a seriously capable defence team if it's ever going to make it on to most people's dinner tables.

Swiss chard is undervalued in Britain. It's a great substitute for spinach and keeps its shape well.

The tang of tamarind is a great way both to flavour and lighten up slow-cooked savoury dishes.

The difference between brown and white rice is that the former is not milled. With the outer bran and germ intact, the rice is therefore chewier and nuttier.

Food was always important in my family, but I didn't think of it as a vocation until a later point in life.

How can something that's 95% water be so divisive? Alone among vegetables, the poor, innocent stick of celery elicits the most vicious attacks.

As is always the way with pancakes, the first hotcake to come out of the pan will probably be a bit misshapen. Just scoff it, and carry on with the rest.

The smells of slow cooking spread around the house and impart a unique warmth matched only by the flavour of the food.

Vegetarian and frugal it may be, but the chickpea is one of the most versatile ingredients you could keep in your cupboards.

There used to be a time - it isn't so much the case now - that vegetarianism was some kind of religion, and either you belong or you don't belong.