Hungry Planet: What the World Eats
Food Costs and Comparisons Across Cultures
Can you imagine the opportunity to have dinner with 30 different families...in 24 countries? What do they shop for? Where are their farms? How do they prepare for meals? And what are their eating habits like?
Photographer Peter Menzel and writer Faith D'Aluisio (Women in the Material World)
"Because the book makes many of its points through the eye, we see--and feel--more than we might otherwise. Issues that influence how the families are nourished (or not) are made more immediate. Quietly, the book reveals the intersection of nutrition and politics, of the particular and universal. It's a wonderful and worthy feat". --Arthur Boehm, Blue Ginger: East Meets West Cooking with Ming Tsai.
From the Book:
Germany: The Melander Family of Bargteheide
Food Expenditure for One week: 375.39 Euros or $500.07
United States: The Revis Family of North Carolina
Food Expenditure for One Week: $341.98
Italy: The Manzo Family of Sicily
Food Expenditure for One Week: 214.36 Euros or $260.11
Mexico: The Casales Family of Cuernavaca
Food Expenditure for One Week: 1,862.78 Mexican Pesos or $189.09
Food Expenditure for One Week: 582.48 Zlotys or $151.27
Egypt: The Ahmed Family of Cairo
Food Expenditure for One Week: 387.85 Egyptian Pounds or $68.53
Ecuador: The Ayme Family of Tingo
Food Expenditure for One Week: $31.55
Bhutan: The Namgy Family of Shingkhey Village
Food Expenditure for One Week: 224.93 ngultrum or $5.03
Chad: The Aboubakar Family of Breidjing Camp
Food Expenditure for One Week: 685 CFA Francs or $1.23
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