Ottolenghi Flavor: A Cookbook
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- Author：Yotam Ottolenghi
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Summary
The New York Times bestselling author of Plenty teams up with Ottolenghi Test Kitchen's Ixta Belfrage to reveal how flavor is created and amplified through 100+ innovative， super-delicious， plant-based recipes。 Yotam Ottolenghi and Ixta Belfrage offer a next-level approach to vegetables that breaks down the fundamentals of cooking into three key elements: process， pairing， and produce。 For process， Yotam and Ixta show how easy techniques such as charring and infusing can change the way you think about cooking。 Discover how to unlock new depths of flavor by pairing vegetables with sweetness， fat， acidity， or chile heat， and learn to identify the produce that has the innate ability to make dishes shine。
With main courses， sides， desserts， and a whole pantry of "flavor bombs" （homemade condiments）， there's something for any meal， any night of the week， including surefire hits such as Stuffed Eggplant in Curry and Coconut Dal， Spicy Mushroom Lasagne， and Romano Pepper Schnitzels。
With main courses， sides， desserts， and a whole pantry of "flavor bombs" （homemade condiments）， there's something for any meal， any night of the week， including surefire hits such as Stuffed Eggplant in Curry and Coconut Dal， Spicy Mushroom Lasagne， and Romano Pepper Schnitzels。
Reviews
Bistra Ivanova
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Tastewise this book is brilliant！ All vegetarian， we had the chance to cook many of the dishes。 They are not simple to make， actually， they often take ages， however， the result has always been: Wow， THAT's really amazing！ The rich diversity and many unexpected combinations can please anyone！ Healthwise， it's an extremely fatty book。 600 ml of oil is nothing for a recipe for 4 :-） This is why I am putting it back on the shelf and dwelling in a healthier world。 Thank you， Mr Ottolenghi！ Tastewise this book is brilliant！ All vegetarian， we had the chance to cook many of the dishes。 They are not simple to make， actually， they often take ages， however， the result has always been: Wow， THAT's really amazing！ The rich diversity and many unexpected combinations can please anyone！ Healthwise， it's an extremely fatty book。 600 ml of oil is nothing for a recipe for 4 :-） This is why I am putting it back on the shelf and dwelling in a healthier world。 Thank you， Mr Ottolenghi！ 。。。more
Savanna
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I love Ottolenghi’s previous cookbooks， but I thought he had more or less exhausted what he could do。 As he says， “how many ways can there be to roast an eggplant？” But this cookbook is an evolution from his previous work。 Where most of his previous recipes have been focused in Middle Eastern cuisine， this cookbooks is… not “fusion，” which to me implies a mixing of different cuisines， but rather post-national cuisine。 With the help of Ixta Belfrage， Ottolenghi is now into using ingredients with I love Ottolenghi’s previous cookbooks， but I thought he had more or less exhausted what he could do。 As he says， “how many ways can there be to roast an eggplant？” But this cookbook is an evolution from his previous work。 Where most of his previous recipes have been focused in Middle Eastern cuisine， this cookbooks is… not “fusion，” which to me implies a mixing of different cuisines， but rather post-national cuisine。 With the help of Ixta Belfrage， Ottolenghi is now into using ingredients with big， bold flavors。 Sometimes this is in context of the cuisine they come from， other times， like with the cascabel chile oil with butter beans， it’s just because that’s the big flavor they want to play with for the dish。 This cookbook isn’t for everyone。 It is generally meat-free and vegetable based， and it features more adventurous ingredients like rose harissa， black garlic， and a wide array of chiles。 If you’re a somewhat experienced and adventurous cook and a fan of big flavors （like me）， this book will be great for you。 。。。more
Adam
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Great vegetarian cookbook。
Andrea Lee
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Reading cookbooks like novels and trying exactly 0 of the recipes for 2021 :）
Bert
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Het boek bevat diverse vegetarische recepten， echter veel bijzondere culinaire recepten。 Hiervoor moet je toch echt weer apart shoppen voor ingrediënten。 Dus vandaag weer een recept uit de Vegabijbel。
Dena
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Follow all he does。。。it’s amazing。。。。
Holly
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What an adventure and a treat this has been！ A word of warning—the recipes are pretty labour intensive even compared to Ottolenghi’s other books， but by golly the man knows his stuff and every time I’ve tried a recipe in this book， it’s been worth the effort （save for one or two disasters that were pretty much my fault）。 I’ve learned a lot about spices and different kinds of chillis from cooking things from this book。 There’s no going back now and my local Middle Eastern market isn’t getting rid What an adventure and a treat this has been！ A word of warning—the recipes are pretty labour intensive even compared to Ottolenghi’s other books， but by golly the man knows his stuff and every time I’ve tried a recipe in this book， it’s been worth the effort （save for one or two disasters that were pretty much my fault）。 I’ve learned a lot about spices and different kinds of chillis from cooking things from this book。 There’s no going back now and my local Middle Eastern market isn’t getting rid of me any time soon。I’m a big standard vegetarian but I have lots of vegan family and friends and this book has expanded my arsenal of what I can make for them （and impress them with！） 。。。more
Leona
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Looking forward to trying some of these ideas for mother's day brunch。 Some ingredients are difficult to find in our area but I was able to find substitutes or the ingredient under another name。 My favorite page is definitely the flavour bombs。 Looking forward to trying some of these ideas for mother's day brunch。 Some ingredients are difficult to find in our area but I was able to find substitutes or the ingredient under another name。 My favorite page is definitely the flavour bombs。 。。。more
Nelly Santanna
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My favorite from all the Ottolenghi books！ Everything I did was amazing！
Beth Robinson-Kinney
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I loved that this cookbook is entirely plant-based， and the recipes are inventive， mixing cuisines and flavors in new ways。 I was turned off by the long ingredient lists and relative length and complexity of recipes。 Although I can make space for long and complicated recipes， especially for weekend cooking， I was hoping for more simplicity here。
Catherine Woodman
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This is the only Ottolenghi that I don't think is a five star experience。 I think it highlights vegetables， which are his super power to be sure， but there are a lot of recipes that use unusual ingredients and have a lot of steps involved， and the outcome is not always as spectacular as the work involved。 That said， there are some really exceptional recipes that make it a book that I do not regret having bought。 In truth， there are so many recipes of his that I have yet to make that it always fe This is the only Ottolenghi that I don't think is a five star experience。 I think it highlights vegetables， which are his super power to be sure， but there are a lot of recipes that use unusual ingredients and have a lot of steps involved， and the outcome is not always as spectacular as the work involved。 That said， there are some really exceptional recipes that make it a book that I do not regret having bought。 In truth， there are so many recipes of his that I have yet to make that it always feels premature to review his ookbooks， and his emphasis on elaborate and flavorful vegetable dishes is very popular with me。 He changed the way I cook for the better， and I will almost certainly buy his next cookbook。 。。。more
Wendy Nieuwland
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BEST -all vegetarian- recipes ever。 Seriously good， one surprise after another。If I got to only use one recipe book for the rest of my life， this would be it。 Get the 20 basic ingredients and get cooking！ Some are quite quick and easy， some a bit more work but never all that hard to make。 And but， is it worth the trouble。。。 flavours I never had before。
AnnMarie
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These recipes are so flavorful and fancy。 These recipes are definitely elevated and use a wide range of ingredients。
Pinky
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Ottolenghi knocks it out of the flavor park again。 If you don't like eating vegetables or think they are boring and bland， I would suggest any of Ottolenghi's books。 He is a vegetable magician that can turn humble ingredients like celery root into decadent dishes that make you salivate。 Perfect cookbook for someone who is struggling to eat their daily vegetable intake。 Ottolenghi knocks it out of the flavor park again。 If you don't like eating vegetables or think they are boring and bland， I would suggest any of Ottolenghi's books。 He is a vegetable magician that can turn humble ingredients like celery root into decadent dishes that make you salivate。 Perfect cookbook for someone who is struggling to eat their daily vegetable intake。 。。。more
Laura
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beautiful pictures and lots of interesting and new combinations of flavours and techniques。。。 although requires the right audience for these recipes - ideally those with no food allergies/restrictions and openness to new flavours。 My household is not at that point right now。
Thomas
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A very close toss up between 4 and 5 stars。The good:* I want to cook almost everything in this book - it's rare for me to want to make such a high proportion of the dishes。* Most recipes include an ingredient or technique outside of my comfort zone， but not so far outside that it's intimidating。 It's in the Goldilocks zone of cookbooks and very inspiring for the amateur fusion cook！* Beautiful photos of every dish， with great attention to detail on presentation。* Summarises all the cool sauces， A very close toss up between 4 and 5 stars。The good:* I want to cook almost everything in this book - it's rare for me to want to make such a high proportion of the dishes。* Most recipes include an ingredient or technique outside of my comfort zone， but not so far outside that it's intimidating。 It's in the Goldilocks zone of cookbooks and very inspiring for the amateur fusion cook！* Beautiful photos of every dish， with great attention to detail on presentation。* Summarises all the cool sauces， marinades and dressings that can be made in batches and stored for later use to spice up other meals。* Includes pairings for each recipe in case you don't know how to incorporate it into a meal plan。* Very nicely presented and just the right length of preamble to chapters and recipes to add context but not detract from the main purpose of cooking。The not so good:* Intros to the chapters feels very comparable to Salt， Fat， Acid， Heat but without so much of a clear direction， so probably unlikely to reuse these for reference。 * Grouping together multiple recipes steps in one bullet point is a real bugbear of mine - I don't like one step in a recipe to be a dozen lines long with a dozen substeps and taking several hours to complete。 Feels like a case of trying to hide the complexity when the recipe could also afford to be a little simpler。* A little cringey at times。Would very much recommend for the unique recipes。 。。。more
Minette
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This book is a fascinating take on plant based recipes， and I will definitely try a few of the recipes but even for me （a fairly adventurous home vegan cook） I found some of the ingredient lists to be a tad overwhelming。 I have no idea where I would find some of these exotic sounding ingredients but we will see。 I would say this book is for the highly adventurous home chef。 I also wish there were pictures of every recipe， I would rather fewer recipes and more pictures 。
Izzy Wilkinson
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An amazing vegetarian cookbook。
Carrie Rodriguez
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Everything seems amazing but so intimidating。
Mairzi
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Gorgeous book with unnecessarily complicated recipes and ingredients that are not always easy to source。 Also Cookbooks should not be so heavy that they are difficult to carry。
Michelle
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The recipes are probably delicious and the photos are gorgeous but this cookbook is not for me。 These recipes look tasty but are not healthy， balanced （where's the protein？）， or quick。 Most of the recipes call for at least a couple of hard-to-find ingredients and there are usually 15 to 20 different ingredients per recipe。 I'm too old and tired to bother。 The recipes are probably delicious and the photos are gorgeous but this cookbook is not for me。 These recipes look tasty but are not healthy， balanced （where's the protein？）， or quick。 Most of the recipes call for at least a couple of hard-to-find ingredients and there are usually 15 to 20 different ingredients per recipe。 I'm too old and tired to bother。 。。。more
Georgy Moore
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I’ve never used a book as often as this！ So many amazing veggie meals and combinations you wouldn’t think to put together but taste amazing when you do。
Aaron Wright
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I won a free copy of this book as part of a giveaway here。 So far I'm loving it。 I'm， admittedly， not the cook in the family， but my wife is a big fan of Ottolenghi and I'm a big fan of what she cooks when she's reading one of his books。 I can't say anything about the written content， though my wife tells me its good。 But I can say the recipes are delicious and I'm looking forward to tasting more of them。-A very happy and lucky husband。 I won a free copy of this book as part of a giveaway here。 So far I'm loving it。 I'm， admittedly， not the cook in the family， but my wife is a big fan of Ottolenghi and I'm a big fan of what she cooks when she's reading one of his books。 I can't say anything about the written content， though my wife tells me its good。 But I can say the recipes are delicious and I'm looking forward to tasting more of them。-A very happy and lucky husband。 。。。more
Sara Vera
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Beautiful to look at but nothing I would actually try to make at home。
Dena
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If you were hoping for another cookbook flavored with Israel/middle-eastern recipes， pass this one by。 But you might be sorry。 The veggies， flavored with exotic （and not so exotic if you have ethnic or larger markets nearby）。 Curried Carrot Mash with Brown Butter and Butter Beans in Smoked Cascabel Oil are by themselves totally worth the cost of the book。But don't bother trying to find anything specific in the index。 For example， those Butter Beans？ I flipped to the index to find other butter be If you were hoping for another cookbook flavored with Israel/middle-eastern recipes， pass this one by。 But you might be sorry。 The veggies， flavored with exotic （and not so exotic if you have ethnic or larger markets nearby）。 Curried Carrot Mash with Brown Butter and Butter Beans in Smoked Cascabel Oil are by themselves totally worth the cost of the book。But don't bother trying to find anything specific in the index。 For example， those Butter Beans？ I flipped to the index to find other butter bean recipes。 Butter beans are not listed， even with a "see Beans" teaser。 Which is the heading they were under。 Sweet potatoes， BTW， had their own listing。 The missing star in the rating reflects that little annoyance。 。。。more
Dray
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Always a treat to read books by Ottolenghi， they combine flavor， history， veggie goodness， unique applications and combinations and art。 I particularly like the discourses on process。
R。J。 Gilmour
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Another beautifully crafted cookbook from Ottolenghi。 Not only are his cookbooks nicely designed with lots of colour photographs but they feature recipes that one would want to make。 This cookbook is devoted to a host of vegetarian inspired recipes。
Rhonda
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The recipes sound amazing， but I haven't actually cooked any yet。 I am not a vegetarian; my goal is to change my meal preparation from meat centered to a super delicious plant-based dish to complement a small portion of simple meat （like roasted chicken。 I've tried other vegetarian cookbooks， but was underwhelmed by the lack of flavor。 These recipes have me feeling more optimistic。 The recipes sound amazing， but I haven't actually cooked any yet。 I am not a vegetarian; my goal is to change my meal preparation from meat centered to a super delicious plant-based dish to complement a small portion of simple meat （like roasted chicken。 I've tried other vegetarian cookbooks， but was underwhelmed by the lack of flavor。 These recipes have me feeling more optimistic。 。。。more
Paul
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My daughter spent her hard-earned money buying me this book for my Christmas present。 She was fooled by its trendy looking cover and colourful photos。I have perused its 300 pages several times now and not found one， single recipe I want to try。 In fact， some are utterly repulsive: "The Ultimate Traybake Ragu" looks like a plate of pasta with fried mince and nothing else。 I think that was the only recipe that had meat in it and seemed to be added as an afterthought。 I have to admit， the photograp My daughter spent her hard-earned money buying me this book for my Christmas present。 She was fooled by its trendy looking cover and colourful photos。I have perused its 300 pages several times now and not found one， single recipe I want to try。 In fact， some are utterly repulsive: "The Ultimate Traybake Ragu" looks like a plate of pasta with fried mince and nothing else。 I think that was the only recipe that had meat in it and seemed to be added as an afterthought。 I have to admit， the photography is nice。 。。。more
Alva Ware-Bevacqui
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