Yotam Ottolenghi
Yotam Ottolenghi
Yotam Ottolenghi Yotam Assaf Ottolenghiis an Israeli-born British chef, recipe writer and restaurant owner...
NationalityIsraeli
ProfessionChef
Date of Birth14 December 1968
CountryIsrael
cuts dish sweetness
Yoghurt cuts sweetness and richness, tempers spice, and makes a dish sing.
full home purely quite
Too many books are full of recipes that aren't doable at home. They are purely aspirational. They are quite frightening, even for me.
cereal resemble side similar though
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.
fruit light nut
Cobnuts have a fresher flavour than any other nut I know of and go very well with autumnal fruit and light cheeses.
butter orange root
There's nothing more marvelously wintery than orange root veg mash; some butter is all it needs.
absolute food height rice
The combination of lentils with rice or bulgur is the absolute height of Levantine comfort food. I could eat it every day.
christmas impressive mammoth refreshing seem spread tiny
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.
avoid pepper
Chefs don't use white pepper just to avoid spoiling the whiteness of pommes puree or bechamel. It has a more peppery aroma, with sharpness and sweetness, too.
believer cuisines firm hidden open oyster people secrets themselves
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.
food trash
One man's trash is another man's treasure, and the by-product from one food can be perfect for making another.
beat hard rough slight texture
It's hard to beat the rough texture of steel-cut oats, with their slight resistance against the teeth.
bland bread great sliced tomato
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.
call dishes love oriental union
Call me tacky, but I love the union of sweet and sour, even in some now-unloved Oriental dishes incorporating pineapple and ketchup.
comfort food natural sweetness
The natural sweetness of leeks, with their soft, oniony aroma, makes them the perfect winter comfort food.