Rachel Khoo Quotes

I prefer more spicy food to your Italian to be fair.

I only eat spicy food.

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

I'm not very good with spicy food.

Most people don't know that I'll eat anything spicy. A little extra kick is always a good thing!

My favorite kitchen was the Japanese and the Italian kitchen.

I am driven by ingredients. My Italian heritage and French training inevitably poke through as well, guiding my techniques.

I love Italian, Mexican, Thai. Something spicy.

I'm a fairly traditional British cook, as my partner Cathy doesn't enjoy spicy food, although I like to experiment myself.

For people in London, Asian flavors are always part of the culture, more than in New York.

I think there is a real misconception about Indian food being super spicy. And I know that's because when you go into an Indian restaurant, it is pretty spicy. But it doesn't have to be. In fact, my husband can't handle a lot of heat. I've had to temper my cooking so that he can eat with me.

I'm more comfortable weaving Indian flavors into American classics.

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.

Mayonnaise: One of the sauces which serve the French in place of a state religion.

It's like spicy food - sometimes you have to tone it down so more people can enjoy it.

Cooking is like fashion. Always, I like to try to change. If I'm traveling in a different country - to Australia, the Bahamas, Budapest, Moscow - and I see a new ingredient, I like to try it in a new dish.

What makes Harlem special is that at any given time, food seekers can not only find food deeply rooted in Southern, Latin and African traditions, but also can taste the newer Senegalese, Chinese, and Italian influences as well.

Being a food show and being me, I always kicked it up a notch, which means I would always elevate the spice level or the complexity of a particular dish. So, it was always like we're going to kick this up a little bit.

I'm not a big sweet guy, I have more of a savory palate.

In France you cannot not have lunch. If you stopped the French from having lunch, you will have a second revolution, I can tell you this. Not going to work - it is part of the French privilege.

I'll tell you what I love. Sending back bottles of wine that aren't right in restaurants in France! Whoa! I love the French, but I do find their wine snobbery something unbearable.

I love hot sauce. It can't be hot enough for me.

I was as repelled by the French as I was attracted by their country.

As long as the food is well prepared and not overdone, I think it tastes good. It doesn't matter if it's Chinese, Japanese, anything.

I love the masochistic aspect of eating seething, real Sichuan food in Sichuan Province.