Foods vs Hering's dictionary of classical and modern cookery: Which Should You Read?
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Food and photography describe the reasons this professor of food science journeyed around the world with camera and pen in hand. Come along on her flavorful adventures.
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The verdict
- Readers rate Hering's dictionary of classical and modern cookery highest: Hering's dictionary of classical and modern cookery 4.0 · Foods 3.8.
- Foods is the quickest read — about 10 hours vs 15 for Hering's dictionary of classical and modern cookery.
- Foods has the widest readership — 17 ratings behind its score.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| Foods | Hering's dictionary of classical and modern cookery | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.8 (17) | 4.4 (16) |
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Reception
| Foods | Hering's dictionary of classical and modern cookery | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 17 | 16 |
| Editions | 15 | 10 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | 39 | 85 |
| Reading it now | 3 | 3 |
| Written reviews | 2 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 33811 | — |
| Pages | 590 | 852 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Foods or Hering's dictionary of classical and modern cookery?
Hering's dictionary of classical and modern cookery has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Hering's dictionary of classical and modern cookery 4.0/5, Foods 3.8/5).
Which is shorter to read: Foods or Hering's dictionary of classical and modern cookery?
Foods is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Foods (590 pages, ≈ 10 h 56 m); Hering's dictionary of classical and modern cookery (852 pages, ≈ 15 h 47 m).
Which is harder to read: Foods or Hering's dictionary of classical and modern cookery?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Foods: Moderate; Hering's dictionary of classical and modern cookery: Moderate.