Cookbook Analysis
Libro di cucina / Libro per cuoco (Italy, 14th/15th c. - Louise Smithson, trans.)
135 recipes
Meats
| poultry | 22% | 30 |
| pork | 19% | 26 |
| fish / seafood | 8% | 12 |
| sheep / mutton | 5% | 7 |
| goat | 4% | 6 |
| game birds | 2% | 4 |
| rabbit | 2% | 3 |
| venison | 2% | 3 |
| beef | <1% | 1 |
| goose | <1% | 1 |
Fruits / Vegetables
| currants | 13% | 18 |
| dates | 7% | 10 |
| onions | 7% | 10 |
| apples | 4% | 6 |
| gourds | 3% | 5 |
| oranges | 3% | 5 |
| grapes | 2% | 4 |
| prunes | 2% | 3 |
| spinach | 2% | 3 |
| turnips | 2% | 3 |
| plums | 1% | 2 |
| quince | 1% | 2 |
| beets | <1% | 1 |
| cabbage | <1% | 1 |
| leeks | <1% | 1 |
| lemons | <1% | 1 |
| pears | <1% | 1 |
| peas | <1% | 1 |
| radishes | <1% | 1 |
| scallions | <1% | 1 |
| sloes | <1% | 1 |
Spices
| saffron | 28% | 39 |
| cloves | 20% | 27 |
| ginger | 19% | 26 |
| cinnamon | 16% | 22 |
| parsley | 13% | 18 |
| salt | 10% | 14 |
| pepper | 8% | 12 |
| mint | 7% | 10 |
| nutmeg | 7% | 10 |
| sage | 5% | 7 |
| marjoram | 4% | 6 |
| grains of paradise | 3% | 5 |
| cardamom | 2% | 4 |
| fennel | 2% | 4 |
| galingal | 2% | 3 |
| garlic | 2% | 3 |
| sumac | 2% | 3 |
| rosemary | 1% | 2 |
| anise | <1% | 1 |
| coriander | <1% | 1 |
| cumin | <1% | 1 |
| mustard | <1% | 1 |
| rue | <1% | 1 |
Other Ingredients
| eggs | 40% | 55 |
| sugar | 29% | 40 |
| almonds | 28% | 38 |
| cheese | 27% | 37 |
| lard | 26% | 36 |
| milk | 20% | 28 |
| vinegar | 19% | 26 |
| verjuice | 17% | 24 |
| flour | 11% | 15 |
| flowers | 11% | 15 |
| honey | 8% | 12 |
| wine | 8% | 11 |
| pine nuts | 6% | 9 |
| oil | 6% | 9 |
| walnuts | 4% | 6 |
| roses | 4% | 6 |
| rice | 3% | 5 |
| elderflowers | 2% | 4 |
| butter | 2% | 3 |
| hazelnuts | 2% | 3 |
| mushrooms | 1% | 2 |
| starch | <1% | 1 |
| suet | 1% | 2 |
| beans | <1% | 1 |
| spelt | <1% | 1 |
| yeast | <1% | 1 |