233 Quotes by Yotam Ottolenghi

A great fig should look like it's just about to burst its skin. When squeezed lightly it should give a little and not spring back. It must be almost unctuously sweet, soft and wet.

There are many reasons I feel at home in the U.K., but if I were asked to pinpoint the moment I knew I'd arrived, it might well be when I realised the British shared my love of fritters.

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.

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.

TV chefs are not responsible for people's consumption of fibre; this is not our job.

For people who think of chicken as the meat choice of those-who-don't-really-like-meat, brining a bird will be a revelation.

Too many books are full of recipes that aren't doable at home. They are purely aspirational. They are quite frightening, even for me.

Sea spaghetti looks like dark fettuccine and has a similar texture - you can get it in health food stores or online.

Even in the busiest kitchen, there's always a point at the end of the day when you go home.