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" Fusion food as a concept is kind of trying to quite consciously fuse things that are sometimes quite contradictory, sometimes quite far apart, to see if they'd work. "

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

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

" On some subconscious level, I've been prejudiced against turnips, parsnips, swedes and other roots. Do they taste of much? Are they really special? How wrong I was. "

" 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. "

" A food processor, or even one of those small bowls that fit on a stick blender, is a real treasure. No, that's not an overstatement. "

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

" Food can bring people together in a way nothing else could. "

" Black glutinous rice works in both savoury and sweet dishes. It's a popular pudding rice in south-east Asia, where you'll often come across it cooked with water, coconut milk and a pandan leaf. "

" I don't do guilt. Whatever I do, I do it happily. "

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

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

" Date syrup is a natural sweetener that has wonderful richness and treacly depth; I drizzle it over semolina porridge. "

" My dad makes food with very few delicate flavours. "

" Marinating chicken in miso adds lots of character to the meat with little work. "

" Sorrel adds a unique grassy sharpness to salads and dressings, but it can be hard to come by. "

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

" Tel Aviv is the most exciting place to eat in Israel. "

" Tagliatelle comes from the word tagliare, meaning 'to cut.' Tagliolini are simply thinly cut tagliatelle. "

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

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

" I am sure that in the story of Adam and Eve, the forbidden fruit was a fig and not an apple, pear or anything else. "

" I enjoy meat, but I can do without it. "

" Seasonality in winter doesn't have to mean sleep-inducing, stew-like, starchy casseroles. "

Yotam Ottolenghi

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Winter

" The difference between a bland tomato and great one is immense, much like the difference between a standard, sliced white bread and a crusty, aromatic sourdough. "

" Miso makes a soup loaded with flavour that saves you the hassle of making stock. "

" Jerusalem artichokes have a great affinity with nuts. I love them with chopped walnuts or almonds, lemon juice, garlic, herbs and plenty of olive oil. "

" Brunch, for me, is an extended breakfast that should be enjoyed whenever you have time properly to engage in cooking and eating. "

Yotam Ottolenghi

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" I tend to mean what I say: in life, generally; in recipes, certainly. "

" 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. "

" 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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