An alphabet for gourmets vs The unprejudiced palate: Which Should You Read?
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An alphabet for gourmets
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An Alphabet for Gourmets A playful, thoughtful, and delicious A to Z of M.F.K. Fisher’s food writing.In An Alphabet for Gourmets, M.F.K. Fisher creates a wide-ranging, whimsical, and profound miscellany of food that…
The unprejudiced palate
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First issued in 1948, when soulless minute steaks and quick casseroles were becoming the norm, The Unprejudiced Palate inspired a seismic culinary shift in how America eats. Written by a food-loving immigrant from…
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The verdict
- Readers rate An alphabet for gourmets highest: An alphabet for gourmets 4.1 · The unprejudiced palate 3.8.
- An alphabet for gourmets has the widest readership — 557 ratings behind its score.
- An alphabet for gourmets reaches further in scholarship and criticism — cited 5 times.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| An alphabet for gourmets | The unprejudiced palate | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.2 (557) | — |
| Hardcover | 5.0 (1) | — |
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Reception
| An alphabet for gourmets | The unprejudiced palate | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 557 | 1 |
| Editions | 9 | 6 |
| Citations | 5 | 2 |
| Want to read | 952 | — |
| Reading it now | 40 | — |
| Written reviews | 51 | — |
| Pages | 255 | 242 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: An alphabet for gourmets or The unprejudiced palate?
An alphabet for gourmets has the higher combined reader rating across sources (An alphabet for gourmets 4.1/5, The unprejudiced palate 3.8/5).
Which is shorter to read: An alphabet for gourmets or The unprejudiced palate?
The unprejudiced palate is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: The unprejudiced palate (242 pages, ≈ 4 h 29 m); An alphabet for gourmets (255 pages, ≈ 4 h 43 m).
Which is harder to read: An alphabet for gourmets or The unprejudiced palate?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — An alphabet for gourmets: Challenging; The unprejudiced palate: Challenging.