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Cuisines Quotes

Tasting the world through food and culture

These quotes treat cooking as an open door, encouraging cooks to explore chef-inspired cuisines beyond their own tradition.

I'm a firm believer that the world should be your oyster when you're cooking. People should open themselves to other cuisines - there are a lot of hidden secrets all over the world.

Quotes by Yotam Ottolenghi

I think that curiosity happened on these reviews where I was just a guest of the reviewer, because it introduced me to new cuisines and to the idea of cooking as a mechanism for studying other cultures and understanding other...

Quotes by Ted Allen

I really liked the food in Japan. There is something so organized, neat, and methodical about it. They put a lot of care and quality into their cooking. I also love Mediterranean, New American, and Italian food, because the cuisines...

Quotes by Sasha Cohen

They say that the cuisines of different Chinese provinces arose originally to serve different kinds of constituencies. Beijing was the cuisine of officials. In Shanghai, that was the cuisine of wealthy merchants and industrialists. In Szechwan, the food of the...

Quotes by Nicole Mones

Africa Quotes

Everywhere the sky is blue. There are a multitude of cuisines and dishes. I think of them as the languages and dialects of food.

Quotes by Ferran Adria

New York gives us a wide colour palette to cook from. We have cuisines from around the world, and that lets us pick and choose.

Quotes by David Chang

New York's food scene is truly unique because it is this wonderful melting pot where immigrants from all over the world have brought with them their cuisines and their ingredients.

Quotes by Daniel Humm

The type of cuisine I do, especially after being on 'Iron Chef' for several years, is a lot of global cuisine. My strength has always been Mediterranean cuisine across the board from Morocco, Spain, Italy, Greece, France, but I think...

Quotes by Cat Cora

It's fun to pick a cuisine and say I'm going to research Ethiopian food, and see what it's all about. You find that there are a lot of similarities in cuisines from around the world and a lot of similar...

Quotes by Cat Cora

American Quotes

The jambalaya of the American South owes a lot to the cuisines of the islands and western Africa, and it's my favorite of this type of one-pot cookery.

Quotes by Andrew Zimmern

Frequently Asked Questions

What do these cuisines quotes explore?
They explore global food traditions, regional cooking styles, and the joy of trying new cuisines.
Are regional Chinese cuisines discussed?
Yes, one quote compares how different Chinese provinces developed distinct culinary identities.
Is Japanese food mentioned in this collection?
Yes, one quote praises the care and organization found in Japanese cooking traditions.
Do the quotes encourage trying unfamiliar cuisines?
Yes, one speaker urges cooks to stay open to other cuisines and their hidden secrets.
Where can I find more quotes about chefs and cooking?
Check our chef quotes collection for more on culinary passion and craft.

Others compare regional styles directly, noting how history and wealth shaped distinct culinary identities across countries.