It takes the average reader 4 hours and 57 minutes to read How Italian Food Conquered the World by John F. Mariani
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
Not so long ago, Italian food was regarded as a poor man's gruel-little more than pizza, macaroni with sauce, and red wines in a box. Here, John Mariani shows how the Italian immigrants to America created, through perseverance and sheer necessity, an Italian-American food culture, and how it became a global obsession. The book begins with the Greek, Roman, and Middle Eastern culinary traditions before the boot-shaped peninsula was even called "Italy," then takes readers on a journey through Europe and across the ocean to America alongside the poor but hopeful Italian immigrants who slowly but...
How Italian Food Conquered the World by John F. Mariani is 288 pages long, and a total of 74,304 words.
This makes it 97% the length of the average book. It also has 91% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 46 minutes to read How Italian Food Conquered the World aloud.
How Italian Food Conquered the World is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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