What the world eats.

The Dong family of Beijing, China

Food expenditure for one week: 1,233.27 yuan or 155.06$
Favorite foods: fried shredded pork with sweet and sour souce

The Casales family of Cuernavaca,Mexico

Food expenditure for one week: 1,862.78 Mexican Pesos or 189.09$
Favorite foods: chicke, pizza, crab, pasta

The Revis family of North Carolina, U.S.A.

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

The All Hagan family of Kuwait City, Kuwait

Food expenditure for one week: 63.63 dinars or 221.45$
Favorite foods: Chicken byriani with basmati rice

The Aboubakar family of Breidjing Camp, Chad

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

The manzo family of Sicily, Italy

Food expenditure for one week: 214.36 euros or 260$
Favorite foods: fish, pasta with ragu, hot dogs, frozen fish sticks

The Ukita family of Kodaira City, Japan

Food expenditure for one week: 37,699 Yen or 317.25$

Source: ©Peter Menzel www.menzelphoto.com; from the book Hungry Planet: What the
World Eats. Ten Speed Press

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