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
designed evolved lebanese
Lebanese mezze, Cantonese dim sum and Basque pinchos have all evolved over years and are designed to make sense together.
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.
TV chefs are not responsible for people's consumption of fibre; this is not our job.
busiest home
Even in the busiest kitchen, there's always a point at the end of the day when you go home.
considered list
Every era has its own list of ingredients that are considered exotic and then, 15 years later, they're not.
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.
asked british home knew love might pinpoint realised reasons shared
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.
good hooked terms
I have had to come to terms with the fact that I am hooked on Twitter. Not good.
Miso makes a soup loaded with flavour that saves you the hassle of making stock.
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.
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.