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.
angle bit men pasta unusual
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.
italian labelled tend
Most British cheeses are now vegetarian and are labelled accordingly. However, French and Italian manufacturers still tend to use rennet.
cuisine depth eastern
Middle Eastern cuisine has the same depth of ingredients and processes as other cuisines. They just haven't had as much exposure.
essential needs roll room sure
When it comes to cooking pasta, the first essential is to make sure you have a big enough pot: it needs room to roll in the water while cooking.
definitely eaten hardly meals none
Hardly any of my most memorable meals have been eaten in a restaurant, and definitely none in one of those fancy marble-floored, polished-silver establishments.
enjoy
I enjoy meat, but I can do without it.
leaves likely mostly
Celery leaves are an underused ingredient, most likely because supermarkets sell mostly leafless stalks.
bowl meals plain rice served southern stuff
Buttermilk's palate-cleansing tartness is one reason it's used a lot in southern India, where meals often end with a small bowl of the stuff served with plain rice and pickles.
capable defence divisive needs
Buckwheat, like Marmite and durian, is a seriously divisive foodstuff, so it needs a seriously capable defence team if it's ever going to make it on to most people's dinner tables.
good hooked terms
I have had to come to terms with the fact that I am hooked on Twitter. Not good.
beans broad popping skins time
Popping broad beans out of their skins can be therapeutic, but it isn't everybody's favourite waste of time.
add lots offset
My secret with kale is to add lots of sweet or sharp flavours to offset some of that grassy intensity.
becomes certain subtle suddenly sweetness works
Leeks, like other oniony things, reach a certain peak when fried. It's the subtle sweetness that suddenly becomes evident and works so well with their creamy texture.