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1. from Hungry Planet
Peter Menzel
The photos on the following pages appeared in the book Hungry Planet: What the World Eats (2005). Each photo is a portrait of a family posing with one week’s worth of groceries, accompanied by geographical location, food expenditure for one week, and favorite foods or family recipe. See the color insert for color versions of the photos.
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
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
Bhutan: The Namgay family of Shingkhey Village Food expenditure for one week: 224.93 ngultrum or $5.03
Family recipe: Mushroom, cheese and pork
Ecuador: The Ayme family of Tingo Food expenditure for one week: $31.55
Family recipe: Potato soup with cabbage
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
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