814: Ottolenghi Comfort with Yotam Ottolenghi and Classic German Cooking with Luisa Weiss

The Splendid Table: Conversations & Recipes For Curious Cooks & Eaters

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Arts, Food

4.2 • 2.9K Ratings

🗓️ 8 November 2024

⏱️ 52 minutes

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This week, we talk about comfort food around the world. First, Yotam Ottolenghi tells us about his latest book, which is filled with recipes for his favorite comfort foods. He talks about what it is about specific dishes that evoke emotional reactions, from taste to texture to memory like his recipe for “Thousand” Hole Pancake. Yotam’s latest book is Ottolenghi Comfort written with his collaborators Helen Goh, Verena Lochmuller, and Tara Wigley. Then, Luisa Weiss joins us to talk about her deep connection to German food. Growing up between Berlin and the US, she tells us about her favorite hot school lunches, (which are famous in German culture!), “low key dinners” known as abendrot, and the influences German dishes have gleaned from other countries. Luisa is the author of Classic German Cooking, and she leaves us with her recipe for Käsespätzle, Swabian Noodles with Mountain Cheese and Caramelized Onions.

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November 8, 2024 (originally aired)

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