Wednesday, July 11, 2007

What The World Eats

What's on family dinner tables in fifteen different homes around the globe? Photographs by Peter Menzel from the book "Hungry Planet".

  • Japan: The Ukita family of Kodaira City
  • Food expenditure for one week: 37,699 Yen or $317.25
  • Favorite foods: sashimi, fruit, cake, potato chips

  • Italy: The Manzo family of Sicily
  • Food expenditure for one week: 214.36 Euros or $260.11
  • Favorite foods: fish, pasta with ragu, hot dogs, frozen fish sticks

  • Chad: The Aboubakar family of Breidjing Camp
  • Food expenditure for one week: 685 CFA Francs or $1.23
  • Favorite foods: soup with fresh sheep meat

  • Kuwait: The Al Haggan family of Kuwait City
  • Food expenditure for one week: 63.63 dinar or $221.45
  • Family recipe: Chicken biryani with basmati rice


  • United States: The Revis family of North Carolina
  • Food expenditure for one week: $341.98
  • Favorite foods: spaghetti, potatoes, sesame chicken
  • Mexico: The Casales family of Cuernavaca
  • Food expenditure for one week: 1,862.78 Mexican Pesos or $189.09
  • Favorite foods: pizza, crab, pasta, chicken
  • China: The Dong family of Beijing
  • Food expenditure for one week: 1,233.76 Yuan or $155.06
  • Favorite foods: fried shredded pork with sweet and sour sauce
  • Poland: The Sobczynscy family of Konstancin-Jeziorna
  • Food expenditure for one week: 582.48 Zlotys or $151.27
  • Family recipe: Pig's knuckles with carrots, celery and parsnips
  • Egypt: The Ahmed family of Cairo
  • Food expenditure for one week: 387.85 Egyptian Pounds or $68.53
  • Family recipe: Okra and mutton
  • Ecuador: The Ayme family of Tingo
  • Food expenditure for one week: $31.55
  • Family recipe: Potato soup with cabbage
  • United States: The Caven family of California
  • Food expenditure for one week: $159.18
  • Favorite foods: beef stew, berry yogurt sundae, clam chowder, ice cream

  • Mongolia: The Batsuuri family of Ulaanbaatar
  • Food expenditure for one week: 41,985.85 togrogs or $40.02
  • Family recipe: Mutton dumplings

  • Great Britain: The Bainton family of Cllingbourne Ducis
  • Food expenditure for one week: 155.54 British Pounds or $253.15
  • Favorite foods: avocado, mayonnaise sandwich, prawn cocktail, chocolate fudge cake with cream
  • Bhutan: The Namgay family of Shingkhey Village
  • Food expenditure for one week: 224.93 ngultrum or $5.03
  • Family recipe: Mushroom, cheese and pork
  • Germany: The Melander family of Bargteheide
  • Food expenditure for one week: 375.39 Euros or $500.07
  • Favorite foods: fried potatoes with onions, bacon and herring, fried noodles with eggs and cheese, pizza, vanilla pudding

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