Yotam Ottolenghi People Quotations

When I cook a meal, I like to serve things one by one and keep them separate. I get that from my father - he's such a purist. Some people even put their desserts on the main plate. It's just wrong.

Many people struggle to make hummus that lives up to their expectations at home, and recreating a favourite brand or the stuff from your local deli is almost impossible.

One of the troubles with food is that people take themselves too seriously. This is why I'm very happy for people to change my recipes, alter them, replace one ingredient for another.

If the first bite is with the eye and the second with the nose, some people will never take that third, actual bite if the food in question smells too fishy, fermented or cheesy.

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.

The range of ingredients available to home cooks has expanded dramatically. People are incorporating herbs and spices like lemongrass, smoked Mexican chile, sumac, and za'atar mix.

I'm a firm believer that the world should be your oyster when you're cooking. People should open themselves to other cuisines - there are a lot of hidden secrets all over the world.

In vast parts of the world, people don't eat meat.

I do support people eating more vegetables. It's a good thing to do.

Food can bring people together in a way nothing else could.

These days, meals are more open to personal preferences. People like to serve themselves.

People don't know how good cauliflower is, because they always have this image of cauliflower cheese - awful, sticky, creamy and rich.

The way to entice people into cooking is to cook delicious things.

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