Rachel Khoo Quotes

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The northern Japanese ramen is characterised by its miso base. In the south, the ramen may steer more towards a seafood-based broth, while in Tokyo, virtually every style of ramen exists.

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Fika is a bit like afternoon tea but with coffee and pastries instead of sandwiches.

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Brittany might not boast the biggest collection of Michelin stars in France, but when it comes to produce, you quickly realise that some of the key building blocks of French cuisine have their roots here.

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While we Brits love a curry, the French get their spicy kicks from the culinary traditions bestowed by their North African population.

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Like its breakfast companion Marmite, jam seems to divide the crowds. In many of its mass-produced guises, it seems barely acquainted with the fruit named on the jar, tasting mostly of sugar.

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I am a big fan of spice. It’s not only the intense heat of chilli flakes or a sprinkling of cayenne that gets my taste buds going, but also the deep warmth of cumin and ginger.

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Wimbledon heralds the unofficial start of summer.

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Whether it evokes pleasant memories of holidays in the Caribbean, or best-forgotten outings to Notting Hill, most of us have experienced jerk chicken in one form or another.

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I haggle with French grannies over their old knick-knacks and walk away with some real gems.

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For me, the best burger buns are made from an enriched dough, soft and absorbent enough to soak up all the juices.

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Alot of my inspiration comes from people that you don’t see on TV like my mum and my grandma. There’s so much history and knowledge.

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Forget sushi, yakitori and tempura, ramen is what really gets the Japanese excited.

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I’m always looking for a way to get some spice into my cooking but, generally, the French don’t like spicy food.

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I hate eating food on camera – I always cringe afterwards!

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Education in Bavaria is tough. You fail sports, you have to repeat the year.

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I like to get to bed early and read a book.

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Friday nights don’t tend to be late as I like getting up early on Saturday. By 8am, you can find me in a yoga class. It’s great to kick off the weekend with some exercise and it does set you up for the day.

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My mum still needs all her pots and pans, so she‘s not giving me any of hers yet.

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I admit it, I do like pickled red onion. I made some the other day. You just slice up the onion, pull it apart and you get these petals and you make a pickling liquid, I make mine sweet and sour.

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My dad is Chinese/Malaysian and my mum is Austrian, so food was always a big deal in our house.

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It’s great that Mary Berry got a primetime TV show, but I don’t think there are enough women chefs on TV.

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Children love cupcakes and so do I – a good one makes the perfect afternoon pick-me-up.

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Eating wantan mee in Malaysia is my earliest memory. The street sellers there have a whole cooking set-up on the front of their bikes.

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Pickled chillies are a must with wantan mee. I could eat a whole bowl of them – they’re hot, salty, vinegary and sour all at the same time.

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Those Frenchies may know their pastry, but you can’t beat a bit of British cheese.

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I want to push myself. I’m always up for a challenge.

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I’ve lived in so many different countries over the years. I spent most of my early life in the UK, five years in Germany and summers in Austria before moving to Paris.

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To follow my meal, I’d drink a glass of my uncle‘s homemade apricot schnapps. He puts it in beautiful glass bottles and sells it at his local market in Austria. You don’t normally drink with Asian food, so this would be a fitting end to the meal.

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True to his Malay Chinese heritage, my dad would regularly whip up a revitalising spicy broth in the depths of winter. He was a firm believer that spicy food is the solution to most problems, and feeling under the weather was no exception.

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Angel cake is an American classic; a delicate meringue gently merged with minimal flour and zero butter, angelic because of its fluffy texture.

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When I first moved to Paris, I worked as an au pair for two girls aged eight and 11.

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Whatever I do, whether it’s cooking shows, books or events, the details count and that’s what sets me apart from other food TV personalities. If you take out the details what’s left?

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I always say I’m more of a food writer than a TV presenter, because that’s what I’m trained in, that’s what I spend most of my year doing. TV is about performance and I’ve never had any training.

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Crumpets for me are the quintessence of a British afternoon tea, the ideal winter warmer that would welcome me home from school.

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But understanding the complexities of the ramen menu is an equally tricky feat for a foreigner. Both regional and stylistic variations apply to each menu. Add to that the spin that each particular ramen chef puts on his dish, and you rarely know what you are going to get.

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On Friday, I tend to wrap up at about 5.30pm after a very hectic week at work. I love nothing better than heading straight to my local cinema, the Hackney Picture House, to catch a film with friends.

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While they might have got a bit fancier over the years, I still relish a good packed lunch if I am on the road, with that mounting excitement for a particular goodie I’ve wrapped up for the trip and the challenge of holding out for as long as I can before I cave.

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Every Frenchie has inherited their own way of making ratatouille, usually just as maman used to make. Well, my mum never made one, so I consider that my licence to make mine as I please.

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My cookbooks are like a personal journey for me, they’re like a chapter in my life.

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Savoury cakes are very popular in France, they appear in boulangeries and with a side salad on lunch menus in chic cafes, but they’re most likely to appear at a picnic.

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