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Yotam Ottolenghi

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Cobnuts have a fresher flavour than any other nut I know of and go very well with autumnal fruit and light cheeses. - Yotam Ottolenghi
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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. - Yotam Ottolenghi
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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. - Yotam Ottolenghi
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Forget mung beans' reputation as healthy yet bland - used right, they soak up loads of flavour. - Yotam Ottolenghi
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Chana dal are skinless dried split chickpeas used in Indian cooking. They have a great texture and delicate flavour. - Yotam Ottolenghi
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For those, like me, who can't rely on being given a home smoker this Christmas, you can build your own approximation with just a roll of tin foil and a big wok or pan for which you have a lid. - Yotam Ottolenghi
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#Home
#Me
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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. - Yotam Ottolenghi
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Herbs deserve to be used much more liberally. - Yotam Ottolenghi
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There is nothing like a good old recipe. If it has lasted, then it is good. - Yotam Ottolenghi
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#Nothing
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The differences between a tart, a pie and a quiche are a blur. - Yotam Ottolenghi
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#Tart
Sweet potatoes are ideal for lazy days: just bake, then mash and mix with yogurt, butter or olive oil. - Yotam Ottolenghi
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Miso makes a soup loaded with flavour that saves you the hassle of making stock. - Yotam Ottolenghi
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#Making
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Eating ready-made meals is about being very passive, and actively cooking is something that nothing compares to. - Yotam Ottolenghi
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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. - Yotam Ottolenghi
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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
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#Men
#Pasta
#Say
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#Your
Turkish cuisine is, to my mind, one of the most exciting and accomplished in the world. - Yotam Ottolenghi
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#World
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. - Yotam Ottolenghi
#Food
#See
#Sometimes
#Trying
#Work
A well-made salad must have a certain uniformity; it should make perfect sense for those ingredients to share a bowl. - Yotam Ottolenghi
#Ingredients
#Must
#Perfect
#Salad
#Sense
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
#Food
#Real
#Small
#Stick
#Treasure
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. - Yotam Ottolenghi
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#Fruit
#I Am
#Story
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. - Yotam Ottolenghi
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#Never
#Nose
#People
#Will
On many occasions, an informal buffet and casual seating offer a little more intimacy than a loud gathering around a big table. - Yotam Ottolenghi
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#More
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Pasta with melted cheese is the one thing I could eat over and over again. - Yotam Ottolenghi
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#Cheese
#Eat
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#Pasta
The emotive power of hummus all over the Middle East cannot be overstated, being the focus of some serious tribal rivalries. - Yotam Ottolenghi
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#Middle
#Power
#Serious
Food can bring people together in a way nothing else could. - Yotam Ottolenghi
#Food
#Nothing
#People
#Together
#Way
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. - Yotam Ottolenghi
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#Father
#Food
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#Pasta
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. - Yotam Ottolenghi
#Age
#Birthday
#Candle
#Childhood
#Me
One man's trash is another man's treasure, and the by-product from one food can be perfect for making another. - Yotam Ottolenghi
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#Man
#Perfect
#Trash
#Treasure
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