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What The World Eats

Germany : The
Melander family of Bargteheide

What the World Eats - Germany

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

 

 

United States :
The Revis family of North Carolina

What the World Eats - USA Black family

 Food expenditure for one week:
$341.98
Favorite foods : spaghetti, potatoes, sesame chicken

Japan : The
Ukita family of Kodaira City

What the World Eats - Japan

Food expenditure for one week: 37,699 Yen
or $317.25
Favorite foods:
sashimi, fruit, cake, potato chips

 

 

Italy : The
Manzo family of Sicily

What the World Eats -Italy

 Food expenditure
for one week: 214.36 Euros or $260.11
Favorite foods: fish, pasta with ragu, hot
dogs, frozen fish sticks

 

 

Great  Britain :
The Bainton family of Clingbourne Ducis

What the World Eats -Great BritainFood
expenditure for one week: 155.54 British Pounds or $253.15

Favorite foods: avocado, mayonnaise sandwich, prawn cocktail, chocolate fudge cake with cream

 

 

 Kuwait :
The Al Haggan family of Kuwait City

What the World Eats - Kuwait

 Food expenditure for one week : 63.63 dinar
or $221.45
Family recipe:
Chicken biryani with basmati rice

 

 

Mexico :
The Casales family of Cuernavaca What the World Eats - Mexico

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

What the World Eats - China

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

What the World Eats - Poland

Food
expenditure for one week: 582.48 Zlotys
or $151.27
Family recipe : Pig's knuckles with
carrots, celery and parsnips

 

 

United
States : The Caven family of California

What the World Eats - USA White Family

Food
expenditure for one week: $159.18
Favorite foods: beef stew, berry yogurt
sundae, clam chowder, ice cream

 

 

Egypt :
The Ahmed family of Cair

What the World Eats - Egypt

Food
expenditure for one week: 387.85 Egyptian Pounds or
$68.53
Family recipe: Okra and mutton

Mongolia : The
Batsuuri family of Ulaanbaatar

What the World Eats - Mongolia


Food expenditure for one week: 41,985.85 togrogs
or $40.02
Family recipe: Mutton dumplings

Ecuador :
The Ayme family of Tingo

What the World Eats - Ecuador


Food expenditure for one week :
$31.55
Family recipe: Potato soup with cabbage

 

Bhutan : The
Namgay family of Shingkhey Village

What the World Eats - Bhutan

Food expenditure for one week: 224.93 ngultrum
or $5.03
Family recipe: Mushroom, cheese and pork

 

 

Chad :
The Aboubakar family of Breidjing Camp

What the World Eats - Chad

Food expenditure for one week : 685 CFA Francs
or $1.23
Favorite foods
soup with fresh sheep meat

 

This material is excerpted from Hungry Planet: What the World Eats by Peter Menzel  $16.47 from Amazon.com

NPR's program All Things Considered has an interview with the authors
2/4/09 ew