233 Quotes by Yotam Ottolenghi

You dont need a machine to make pasta: a rolling pin and a fast hand can create a smooth, if thick, sheet.

My all-time favourite classic use of ricotta is in gnudi: fluffy, cheesy dumplings of almost ethereal, feathery lightness.

The emotive power of hummus all over the Middle East cannot be overstated, being the focus of some serious tribal rivalries.

My dad makes food with very few delicate flavours.

Date syrup is a natural sweetener that has wonderful richness and treacly depth; I drizzle it over semolina porridge.

Cobnuts have a fresher flavour than any other nut I know of and go very well with autumnal fruit and light cheeses.

Popping broad beans out of their skins can be therapeutic, but it isn't everybody's favourite waste of time.

Mothers and grandmothers: these are the people that I admire most, not so much chefs.

There's nothing more marvelously wintery than orange root veg mash; some butter is all it needs.