Top 176 Quotes by Yotam Ottolenghi

The kitchen is tough. It's one of the last bastions in civilized culture that sets out to crush the spirit.

Just-poached vegetables show off their natural attributes and taste fresh and light in a way you never get with roasting or frying.

Pomegranate molasses is ubiquitous in Arabic cooking: it's sweet, sour and adds depth.

If I am honest, my food is actually quite far removed from both the food of my mother and my father.

I do support people eating more vegetables. It's a good thing to do.

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 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.

Fresh egg pasta is traditionally served in the north of Italy with butter, cream and rich meat sauces, whereas dried pasta is more at home with the tomato- and olive oil-based ones of the south.

On many occasions, an informal buffet and casual seating offer a little more intimacy than a loud gathering around a big table.

Like parents, cooks shouldn't have favourites, but some recipes inevitably shine more than others.