Israeli - Chef | December 14, 1968 -
As is always the way with pancakes, the first hotcake to come out of the pan will probably be a bit misshapen. Just scoff it, and carry on with the rest.
Yotam Ottolenghi
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Halva works brilliantly in ice-cream.
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I like to talk about food, ingredients, and how to adapt recipes. It's a dialogue.
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I am sure that in the story of Adam and Eve, the forbidden fruit was a fig and not an apple, pear or anything else.
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Dried porcini add a substantial, deep flavour to otherwise more neutral vegetables. I use them in risottos, mashed roots and winter soups.
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Like parents, cooks shouldn't have favourites, but some recipes inevitably shine more than others.
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Every era has its own list of ingredients that are considered exotic and then, 15 years later, they're not.
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I used to have a very unmediated experience of food but, because of the recipe testing, I've lost that now. I can't switch it off even when I'm on holiday.
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I like to add something unusual to a dish.
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Fish cakes are perceived as being quite British, and they're always a bit brown and a little dull.
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I just don't tend to cook eggplant at home.
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My dad makes food with very few delicate flavours.
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