Yotam Ottolenghi Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“There is a unique freshness when eating buckwheat noodles cold with plenty of herbs and citrus acidity. I can't think of any better use of chopsticks on a hot and sweaty evening.”

“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.”

“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.”

“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.”

“One man's trash is another man's treasure, and the by-product from one food can be perfect for making another.”

“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.”

“Herbs deserve to be used much more liberally.”

“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.”

“Vegetarian and frugal it may be, but the chickpea is one of the most versatile ingredients you could keep in your cupboards.”

“Conflict is very much a state of mind. If you're not in that state of mind, it doesn't bother you.”