Get QuoteDark Inspirational Quotes App

" 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 the stuff served with plain rice and pickles. "

Related Quotes:

" Dried porcini add a substantial, deep flavour to otherwise more neutral vegetables. I use them in risottos, mashed roots and winter soups. "

Yotam Ottolenghi

Winter

Roots

" 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 absorber of things. "

" For me, the end of childhood came when the number of candles on my birthday cake no longer reflected my age, around 19 or 20. From then on, each candle came to represent an entire decade. "

" Preparing and cooking squid is easier than most fish. The only thing to remember is not to cook it for too long. "

" Vegetarians in general don't like me. "

Yotam Ottolenghi

General

" Manouri is a Greek ewes' milk cheese that's light in colour and texture. It's fresh and milky, and goes well with other subtle flavours. "

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

Yotam Ottolenghi

Table

Intimacy

" Good asparagus needs minimal treatment and is best eaten with few other ingredients. "

" Apart from its famous healing properties, manuka has a strong, woody flavour. "

" The only way reliably to gauge the heat of any particular chilli is to cut it in half, so exposing the core and membranes, and to dab the cut surface on your tongue. "

" I have to admit that I can't take a whole fig and eat it on its own as I would a peach or mango. It's just too much. "

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

" One of the troubles with food is that people take themselves too seriously. This is why I'm very happy for people to change my recipes, alter them, replace one ingredient for another. "

" Recipes can be incredibly vague where chillies are concerned. "

" There are many reasons I feel at home in the U.K., but if I were asked to pinpoint the moment I knew I'd arrived, it might well be when I realised the British shared my love of fritters. "

" Believe it or not, I'm as much a fan of a supper shortcut as the next person. "

" The moment to tell my barber I was gay just never came up. "

" There is a unique freshness when eating buckwheat noodles cold with plenty of herbs and citrus acidity. I can't think of any better use of chopsticks on a hot and sweaty evening. "

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

" Infants have around 30,000 tastebuds, only about a third of which survive into adulthood, so a child's sensitivity towards extremes of sweet, sour and bitter flavours is heightened. "

" Pasta with melted cheese is the one thing I could eat over and over again. "

" If the first bite is with the eye and the second with the nose, some people will never take that third, actual bite if the food in question smells too fishy, fermented or cheesy. "

" Chinese sausage, which is widely available from Asian grocers and online, is sweet, rich, and enticingly smoky. I add it to steamed rice with strips of omelette and a few baby veg stir-fried with soy. "

" There is nothing like a good old recipe. If it has lasted, then it is good. "

Yotam Ottolenghi

Nothing

Good

" Braising eggs in a flavoursome, aromatic sauce is all the rage. It is warming and comforting, ideal for the morning when you are not normally up for a great culinary challenge. "

Yotam Ottolenghi

Challenge

You

" The taste of any simple tomato-based salad is dependent on the quality of the tomatoes. "

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

Yotam Ottolenghi

Union

Love

" Most fish require a short cooking time, but cephalopods are the exception to this fishy rule. As with some cuts of larger land beasts, the longer they're cooked, the more tender they get. "

" If the British Isles had an official vegetable, it would have to be the potato. "

" Brussels sprouts are really quite versatile. "