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" Halva works brilliantly in ice-cream. "
Yotam Ottolenghi
Ice-Cream
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" Small okra pods have a much more attractive texture than large ones, which, when cooked, can be gloopy, stringy and totally spoil a dish. "
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" Lebanese mezze, Cantonese dim sum and Basque pinchos have all evolved over years and are designed to make sense together. "
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" Polenta is to northern Italy what bread is to Tuscany, what pasta is to Emilia-Romagna and what rice is to the Veneto: easy to make, hungry to absorb other flavours, and hugely versatile. "
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" Too many books are full of recipes that aren't doable at home. They are purely aspirational. They are quite frightening, even for me. "
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" My all-time favourite classic use of ricotta is in gnudi: fluffy, cheesy dumplings of almost ethereal, feathery lightness. "
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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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" 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. "
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" 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. "
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" The differences between a tart, a pie and a quiche are a blur. "
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