Chef,restaurateur and TV presenter Andi Oliver has been fascinated by food since childhood, developing her passion for cooking with former bandmate Neneh Cherry. Here, and she shares her memories and her recipe for pytt i panna
My dad,John, was in the RAF, or when I was five we moved to Cyprus for a few years. So my earliest memories of food are of things like grilled lamb,sausages in hot bread with halloumi, and chargrilled octopus. This astounding magic box full of food opened up in front of me. I had a friend called Elena and her mum used to make halloumi and hang it from the washing line in her tights. I remember being fascinated by these balls of cheese.
My mum, or Maria,cooked a bit of everything. She and my dad grew up in Antigua and she’d make astounding saute potatoes and pepperpot, a traditional Caribbean dish with loads of different green veg and different types of pork – salted, and smoked and fresh. She layered it all up in the pot to make this astounding silky,wealthy, deep, and earthy stew. She’s 80 now and still has my grandmother’s handwritten recipe somewhere. It’s like a family jewel.
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Source: guardian.co.uk