Get QuoteDark Inspirational Quotes App

" Stereotypical vegetarian food looks gray and brown. "

Yotam Ottolenghi

Related Quotes:

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

Yotam Ottolenghi

" Mackerel is sustainable and healthy. "

Yotam Ottolenghi

" The differences between a tart, a pie and a quiche are a blur. "

Yotam Ottolenghi

" I used to love fine dining, but I lost my appetite for it to a degree because sometimes it is too much about the effort and too little about the result. "

Yotam Ottolenghi

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

Yotam Ottolenghi

" Lebanese mezze, Cantonese dim sum and Basque pinchos have all evolved over years and are designed to make sense together. "

Yotam Ottolenghi

" 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. "

Yotam Ottolenghi

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

Yotam Ottolenghi

" I just don't tend to cook eggplant at home. "

Yotam Ottolenghi

" Chipotles, which are dried jalapeno peppers, give out a terrific smoky flavour - they're warm, earthy and usually not too spicy. "

Yotam Ottolenghi

" 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. "

Yotam Ottolenghi

" Amaranth, the world's most nutritious grain, is available from health food stores. "

Yotam Ottolenghi

" 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

" Brussels sprouts are really quite versatile. "

Yotam Ottolenghi

" As for pineapple, it's far more versatile than you might think, and certainly merits wider use than in Hawaiian pizzas and pina coladas and on cheesy cocktail sticks. "

Yotam Ottolenghi

" Middle Eastern cuisine has the same depth of ingredients and processes as other cuisines. They just haven't had as much exposure. "

Yotam Ottolenghi

" The main distinction for fresh chillies is whether they are red or green, the difference being one of ripeness. "

Yotam Ottolenghi

" 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

" Pot barley takes longer to cook than pearl, but an overnight soak in water will speed things along. It's a robust grain that, if overcooked, won't collapse but will become more tender. "

Yotam Ottolenghi

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

Yotam Ottolenghi

" 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. "

Yotam Ottolenghi

" Every era has its own list of ingredients that are considered exotic and then, 15 years later, they're not. "

Yotam Ottolenghi

" 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. "

Yotam Ottolenghi

" If you can't taste an ingredient, you have to ask yourself why it is there. "

Yotam Ottolenghi

" If I am honest, my food is actually quite far removed from both the food of my mother and my father. "

Yotam Ottolenghi

" Shimeji are those odd-looking clusters of small mushrooms you often find in so-called 'exotic' selections at the supermarket. They have an appealing firmness that is retained during light cooking. "

Yotam Ottolenghi

" 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. "

Yotam Ottolenghi

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

Yotam Ottolenghi

" 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. "

Yotam Ottolenghi

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

Yotam Ottolenghi