This is not your ordinary cookbook- this is one that will take your cooking up a notch. There is a lot to learn here, about different ways of enhancing flavor through the process of cooking, pairing flavors types, and using produce to add depth of flavor, and your meals will be better for it. While I wouldn't say beginners should avoid this book, it has so much helpful information in it, beginners should be aware this isn't a fix something quick cookbook. There are quicker recipes, but there are lots of more involved recipes as well. And the recipes, oh my! I want to eat everything! There are gorgeous photos of each dish throughout, and everything is presented so beautifully, it will surely inspire you to release your inner chef. 

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The recipes in here look utterly delicious and quite fancy. I think if you made any of these dishes for someone they would be very impressed. I loved how vegetables were at the forefront of a lot of the recipes and there is always so much flavor added even to dishes that are usually plain and simple. It's a really lovely cookbook that is straightforward but also so informative and innovative.

Another gorgeous cookbook by Yotam Ottolenghi!  I really liked the concept of this one, looking closely at what makes vegetables distinct and how you can create new and exciting flavours for them by looking at three concepts: process (what happens when the veggies are cooked), pairing (what you pair the veggies with), and produce (the depth of flavour that certain veg naturally posses).  Full of lots of beautiful photographs (a cookbook must!) Ottolenghi Flavor would be a welcome addition in any kitchen, especially if you are looking to take how you cook vegetables to the next level.

This book is gorgeous.  Ottolenghi has such a knack for putting unexpected ingredients together.  This will be my Christmas gift go to.

Another visually stunning and culinarily inspiring volume from Yotam Ottolenghi.  With vegetables in the forefront, and no compromising on flavours, this is the perfect gift for any serious foodie in your life.

Date reviewed: August 27, 2020

When life for the entire universe and planet turns on its end and like everyone else you "have nothing to do" while your place of work is closed and you are continuing to be in #COVID19 #socialisolation,  superspeed readers like me can read 250+ pages/hour, so yes, I have read the book … and many more today. And it is way too hot to go outside, so why not sit in from of the blasting a/c and read and review books?? 

I requested and received a temporary digital Advance Reader Copy of this book from #NetGalley, the publisher and the author in exchange for an honest review.  

From the publisher, as I do not repeat the contents or story of books in reviews, I let them do it as they do it better than I do 😸.

The New York Times-bestselling author of Plenty breaks down the three factors that create flavour to deliver more than 100 super-delicious recipes for innovative ways to cook vegetables.

Yotam Ottolenghi--the beloved chef who captured the hearts of home cooks looking for inspiration and great-tasting, plant-based food for weeknight cooking--is back with another collection of instant-hit recipes, with 60 percent of them ideal for the rapidly growing vegan market. Ottolenghi's landmark book Plenty ushered in a new era of vegetable cooking and, with Plenty More, he focused on vegetable-cooking techniques. Now, in Ottolenghi Flavor, he details what makes vegetables distinct and how to maximize their flavours by following the "three P's":

  •  Process: Key reactions that happen when vegetables or supporting ingredients are cooked.
  •  Pairing: What you match a vegetable with to accentuate its defining qualities.
  •  Produce: Understanding the sheer depth of flavour that certain vegetables naturally possess.

With surefire hits such as Celeriac and Goat's Cheese Tacos with Date Barbecue Sauce, Mushroom Lasagne, and Vegetable Schnitzel, plus mouthwatering photographs of nearly every one of the more than 100 recipes, Ottolenghi Flavor is the exciting, next-level approach to vegetable cooking that Ottolenghi fans and vegetable lovers everywhere have been craving.

Much like "Salt Fat Acid Heat" explained how to make yummy food in general, this book explains the process of cooking amazing vegetables and vegetable-based dishes. The recipes are very fancy and many are for high skill cooks in my opinion but anyone reading an Ottolenghi book would expect that based on his previous cookbooks and style of food.  It is a feast for the eyes, and eventually the stomach with practice: this would be a great holiday gift for the vegetarian and vegan in your life.

As always, I try to find a reason to not rate with stars as I love emojis (outside of their incessant use by "🙏-ed Social Influencer Millennials/#BachelorNation survivors/Tik-Tok and YouTube  Millionaires/etc. " on Instagram and Twitter... Get a real job, people!) so let's give it 🍄🍄🍄🍄🍄 (based on its excellent as a high end, high skill cookbook).