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" 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. "

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" 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. "

Yotam Ottolenghi

Just

Own

Admit

" As is always the way with pancakes, the first hotcake to come out of the pan will probably be a bit misshapen. Just scoff it, and carry on with the rest. "

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

" 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. "

" Most of my recipes start life in the domestic kitchen, and even those that start out in the restaurant kitchen have to go through the domestic kitchen. "

Yotam Ottolenghi

Kitchen

Life

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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? "

" Almost every culture has its own variation on chicken soup, and rightly so - it's one of the most gratifying dishes on the face of the Earth. "

" 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. "

" It's well worth making your own harissa, but there are some very good commercial varieties. "

" Stereotypical vegetarian food looks gray and brown. "

" I always preferred my father's pasta the next day, when he'd put it in a hot oven with heaps of extra cheese. It would emerge slightly burned and very crisp on top. "

" 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. "

" I can't stand recipes that don't have background. "

" Most British cheeses are now vegetarian and are labelled accordingly. However, French and Italian manufacturers still tend to use rennet. "

" Tiny quails may not seem as impressive as a mammoth turkey, but there is something refreshing about a spread of individual birds on the Christmas table. "

" Tahini is fantastically versatile, its deep, nutty flavour a harmonious match with roasted vegetables, grilled oily fish or barbecued meat. "

" Chickpeas are one of my favourite things to serve with chorizo or lamb meatballs; they also work brilliantly as the quiet partner in a vibrant alphonso mango salad. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

Yotam Ottolenghi

Mean

Winter

" I have a terrible tendency to lick my fingers when I cook. So much so that I got a telling off from my pastry teacher years ago, who said it would hinder my prospects. "

" 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. "

" Greek yogurt with some olive oil stirred in can transform many dishes. "

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

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

" I love my garlic press; in fact, it is probably my one true desert island gadget. But I'm happy to put it aside whenever the smell and sweet taste of slow-cooked garlic is called for. "