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'hungry planet: what the world eats' by peter menzel
ecuador: the ayme family of tingo
food expenditure for one week: 31.55 USD
family recipe: potato soup with cabbage
photographer peter menzel published his first book of photojournalism ‘material world, a global family portrait’ in
1994. the book looked at the material lives of people around the world. more recently, menzel and his wife
faith d’aluisio published ‘hungry planet: what the world eats’. this latest book details the weekly food purchases
of families around the world. “the centerpiece of each chapter is a portrait of the entire family surrounded by
a week’s worth of groceries accompanied by interviews and detailed grocery lists.”
china: the dong family of beijing
food expenditure for one week: 1,233.76 yuan or 155.06 USD
favorite foods: fried shredded pork with sweet and sour sauce
japan: the ukita family of kodaira city
food expenditure for one week: 37,699 yen or 317.25 USD
favorite foods: sashimi, fruit, cake, potato chips
germany: the melander family of bargteheide
food expenditure for one week: 375.39 euros or 500.07 USD
favorite foods: fried potatoes with onions, bacon & herring, fried noodles with eggs & cheese, pizza, vanilla pudding
kuwait: the al haggan family of kuwait city
food expenditure for one week: 63.63 dinar or 221.45 USD
chad: the aboubakar family of breidjing camp
food expenditure for one week: 685 cfa francs or 1.23 USD
favorite foods: soup with fresh sheep meat
via time magazine
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