One day, the people who work in my kitchen stir-fried chopped Napa cabbage to serve with some meat or fish for their own dinner. I got to thinking: 'What if the cabbage was the most important thing on the plate?'
Nobu MatsuhisaRead
My cooking is simply ingredients plus umami.
Interpretation
What this quote means
The essence of good cooking lies in the combination of quality ingredients and the flavor enhancer umami.
Nobu Matsuhisa emphasizes that the secret to delicious cooking is not in complicated techniques but rather in using fresh, high-quality ingredients paired with umami, a fundamental taste that adds depth and savoriness to dishes. This quote celebrates simplicity in culinary art, highlighting that mastery can come from understanding and enhancing natural flavors rather than overcomplicating the process.
Themes
CookingIngredientsUmamiFlavorSimplicity
In practice
Example use cases
In a cooking class to emphasize the importance of ingredients.
More from Nobu Matsuhisa
All quotes →What I relish most is when a member of my staff, who has worked with passion and patience towards achieving their dream of owning a restaurant, walks up to me and says, 'Nobu! I have done it!'
Nobu MatsuhisaRead
Similar quotes
Almost 70 years have gone by, and I've still got that feeling when I write... Writing, for me, is still it. It has always been the basis of everything I do. I'm a writer who performs, not a performer who writes. I love the act of writing. It's still a thrill for me.
Clive JamesRead
The terrible tragedy for every director is to watch an actor do what you want and not have the camera rolling - and never get it back again. So I always try to roll the camera before anybody's really ready.
Sydney PollackRead
Color helps to express light, not the physical phenomenon, but the only light that really exists, that in the artist's brain.
Henri MatisseRead
All great art is revolutionary because it touches upon the reality of man and questions the reality of the various transitory forms of human society.
Eric HofferRead
My [singing] style really has no style, because I try to sing each number differently. I’ve always believed that if style takes precedent over the words and music, the audience get’s cheated. It’s like when people see a fine play or movie. They imagine themselves in the leading role. I want them to imagine that they’re singing - not just listening to someone else.
Judy GarlandRead
The frightening thought that what you draw may become a building makes for reasoned lines.
Saul SteinbergRead