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" A great fig should look like it's just about to burst its skin. When squeezed lightly it should give a little and not spring back. It must be almost unctuously sweet, soft and wet. "

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" After all these years of cooking and writing recipes, I am still amazed every time I notice how even the minutest of variation in technique can make a spectacular difference. "

Yotam Ottolenghi

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Time

Cooking

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

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Lighten

Both

" Having grown up in the Middle East, eating beans for breakfast always seemed like a bizarre British eccentricity. "

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Eating

" Call me tacky, but I love the union of sweet and sour, even in some now-unloved Oriental dishes incorporating pineapple and ketchup. "

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Love

" In vast parts of the world, people don't eat meat. "

" Speaking as someone who didn't go through the U.K. school system, with all the culinary baggage that entails, I am inordinately fond of custard in any shape or form. "

" Raw fish suppers admittedly require a little planning, not least in the acquisition of the main ingredient. "

" Taleggio is the perfect cheese to melt over a warm dish. "

" I rarely cook traditional risotto, but I love other grains cooked similarly - barley, spelt or split wheat. I find they have more character than rice and absorb other flavours more wholeheartedly. "

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Rice

" In certain European cuisines, vegetables are cooked a long time. I take the term 'al dente' and use it for vegetables. "

" I love dishes that feature the various shades of a single colour, making you stop to check what's in there. "

" Like all rice, black rice is great at absorbing flavours, but it's just as happy to act as a satiny bed for a poached egg, say, if you want to keep things simple. "

" Halva works brilliantly in ice-cream. "

" Every era has its own list of ingredients that are considered exotic and then, 15 years later, they're not. "

" If I must choose between healthy and tasty, I go for the second: having only one life to waste, it might as well be a pleasurable one. "

Yotam Ottolenghi

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Choose

" Sweet potatoes are ideal for lazy days: just bake, then mash and mix with yogurt, butter or olive oil. "

" One man's trash is another man's treasure, and the by-product from one food can be perfect for making another. "

" Food that's served at the table in a paper parcel always creates a remarkable culinary moment when opened, because the package is full of aromatic steam from the lightly cooked ingredients inside. "

" Some breakfast cereals only come into their own as children's party treats: what are cornflakes and Coco Pops for, if not to clump together with melted chocolate and spoon into a cupcake holder? "

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

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

" My father always cooks more polenta than he needs for a meal. The excess he spreads on an oiled surface and chills. Next day, he cuts out chunks, fries them in olive oil and serves with salad. "

" TV chefs are not responsible for people's consumption of fibre; this is not our job. "

" You can really taste the difference between a shop-bought and a good homemade mayo. "

" Fish cakes are perceived as being quite British, and they're always a bit brown and a little dull. "

" Yoghurt cuts sweetness and richness, tempers spice, and makes a dish sing. "

" Tossing doughnuts, fritters or fried dumplings in fennel sugar adds grown-up complexity without diminishing the indulgence factor. "

" For my money, celery hasn't got a mean bit of fibre in its body, and we all need to start being much nicer to it. "

" I get great pleasure from stuffed foods, from an apple strudel to a vegetable samosa, from a whole roasted bird with a sweet and savoury stuffing to a vine leaf filled with rice and spices. "

" A lemon, boiled whole and blitzed, makes a useful base for all sorts of dressings. "