A Book of Mediterranean Food vs French Country Cooking (Cookery Library): Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Cooking & Food, French Cooking, Cooking, Nonfiction
A Book of Mediterranean Food
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Long acknowledged as the inspiration for such modern masters as Julia Child and Claudia Roden, A Book of Mediterranean Food is Elizabeth David's passionate mixture of recipes, culinary lore, and frank talk. In bleak…
French Country Cooking (Cookery Library)
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A remarkable book ... food is treated with reverence, with understanding and, above all, with care' - Sunday Times Full of authentic recipes, this richly evocative book describes some of the splendid regional cookery of…
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The verdict
- Readers rate A Book of Mediterranean Food highest: A Book of Mediterranean Food 4.2 · French Country Cooking (Cookery Library) 3.7.
- A Book of Mediterranean Food has the widest readership — 416 ratings behind its score.
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Scores by source
| A Book of Mediterranean Food | French Country Cooking (Cookery Library) | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.2 (416) | — |
| Hardcover | 4.5 (2) | 5.0 (1) |
| Google Books | 4.0 (1) | — |
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Reception
| A Book of Mediterranean Food | French Country Cooking (Cookery Library) | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 416 | 1 |
| Editions | 34 | 30 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | 1357 | — |
| Reading it now | 32 | — |
| Written reviews | 28 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 311 | — |
| Pages | 210 | 207 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: A Book of Mediterranean Food or French Country Cooking (Cookery Library)?
A Book of Mediterranean Food has the higher combined reader rating across sources (A Book of Mediterranean Food 4.2/5, French Country Cooking (Cookery Library) 3.7/5).
Which is shorter to read: A Book of Mediterranean Food or French Country Cooking (Cookery Library)?
French Country Cooking (Cookery Library) is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: French Country Cooking (Cookery Library) (207 pages, ≈ 3 h 50 m); A Book of Mediterranean Food (210 pages, ≈ 3 h 53 m).
Which is harder to read: A Book of Mediterranean Food or French Country Cooking (Cookery Library)?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — A Book of Mediterranean Food: Moderate; French Country Cooking (Cookery Library): Moderate.