What are People eating around the WORLD!?!?

This may or May Not interest you
but I found this photo essay quite
interesting. Peter Menzel went around
the world to show us what people in
other countries and in the USA, eat.
The pics show what they eat, favorite
foods & the cost for each week in
their currency & in US currency
(click the pics for a larger view)



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: $31.55Family 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

(TIME MAG)

From the book, "Hungry Planet"