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Ixta Belfrage

Ixta Belfrage is a cook and food writer whose style draws on her family's Brazilian, Italian, and Mexican heritage. She taught herself to cook, ran a catering company, and spent five years at Yotam Ottolenghi's Test Kitchen. She co-authored Ottolenghi Flavour with Ottolenghi and has since released solo cookbooks Mezcla (2022) and FUSÃO.
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Ottolenghi Flavor: A Cookbook

4.8/5

reader rating · 8,928 ratings

Ottolenghi Flavor is a New York Times bestseller and IACP Award finalist that goes beyond a standard collection of plant-based recipes, offering a structured, teachable philosophy for understanding how flavor is built — making it one of the most critically acclaimed vegetable cookbooks of its era. This review assesses the book's content, organisation, and published critical reception; it does not reflect a kitchen test.

Reviewed Apr 30, 2026

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