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Chefs don't use white pepper just to avoid spoiling the whiteness of pommes puree or bechamel. It has a more peppery aroma, with sharpness and sweetness, too. ”

I've been accused of having very long ingredient lists, and I guess there's some truth in that. ”

Vegetarians in general don't like me. ”

Even in the busiest kitchen, there's always a point at the end of the day when you go home. ”

I enjoy meat, but I can do without it. ”

If I am honest, my food is actually quite far removed from both the food of my mother and my father. ”

Fish cakes are perceived as being quite British, and they're always a bit brown and a little dull. ”

Apart from its famous healing properties, manuka has a strong, woody flavour. ”

I rarely cook traditional risotto, but I love other grains cooked similarly - barley, spelt or split wheat. I find they have more character than rice and absorb other flavours more wholeheartedly. ”

There are many reasons I feel at home in the U.K., but if I were asked to pinpoint the moment I knew I'd arrived, it might well be when I realised the British shared my love of fritters. ”