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" I'm a firm believer that the world should be your oyster when you're cooking. People should open themselves to other cuisines - there are a lot of hidden secrets all over the world. "

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Texture

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You

" Turkish cuisine is, to my mind, one of the most exciting and accomplished in the world. "

" Beetroot is a great salad ingredient, especially when still warm; the colour ain't bad, either. "

" Pizza was made for television in so many ways: it is easy to heat up, easy to divide and easy to eat in a group. It is easy to enjoy, easy to digest and easy-going. It is so Italian! "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" Eating ready-made meals is about being very passive, and actively cooking is something that nothing compares to. "

" Though not a true cereal but a fruit, buckwheat seeds resemble cereal grains and are often used in a similar way to rice, barley, bulgar or quinoa, usually as a side dish. "

" Most men say they can cook pasta, but I think you should find a little bit of an unusual angle on your pasta and make that your signature dish. "

" There's nothing more marvelously wintery than orange root veg mash; some butter is all it needs. "

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

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

" The unlikely combination of potatoes and pasta does appear in some Italian recipes. "

" The most important thing for me is to walk the little alleys of the city, to find the little alcove where someone is cooking something, and just watch them do it. That's my idea of fun. "

" Poaching white fish in moderately hot oil guarantees soft-textured flesh and allows you to prepare a sauce calmly, without the usual panic about overcooking the fish. "

" I like to talk about food, ingredients, and how to adapt recipes. It's a dialogue. "

Yotam Ottolenghi

Food

Adapt

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

" Barley and mushroom is a soothing combination. It's mainly a textural thing, with the barley both gently breaking and enhancing the mushroomy gloopiness. "

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" The way to entice people into cooking is to cook delicious things. "

" I like to add something unusual to a dish. "

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Dish

Unusual

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

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

" Stereotypical vegetarian food looks gray and brown. "