"i had it in me from a very young age. I was a good lot, so i couldn't stop eating" "My love of food was actually formed in the streets of jerusalem," she says. Her mother corrupted her father by forcing him to eat pork as part of their family's diet. She is an adventurous cook who always looks for the next thing. 'The funny things among jews in israel are less traditional'
Samira Ahmed speaks to the chef Yotam Ottolenghi about his life and career, from discovering his love of food in Jerusalem to his professional partnership with Palestinian chef Sami Tamimi, plus how he creates his well-loved cookbooks such as Simple and Flavour.
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