What the World Eats - Part II

[Doc Bunkum]

There's also a part II floating around if you search What the World Eats Part II.

Thanks for the heads up on Part 2. I wasn't aware there was a second part.

Rather than add to the first thread, I'll post the second set of photos here.

Australia: The Browns of River View

Food expenditure for one week: 481.14 Australian dollars or US$376.45
Family Recipe: Marge Brown's Quandong (an Australian peach) Pie, Yogurt

Guatemala: The Mendozas of Todos Santos

Food expenditure for one week: 573 Quetzales or $75.70
Family Recipe: Turkey Stew and Susana Perez Matias's Sheep Soup

Luxembourg: The Kuttan-Kasses of Erpeldange

Food expenditure for one week: 347.64 Euros or $465.84
Favorite Foods: Shrimp pizza, Chicken in wine sauce, Turkish kebabs

India: The Patkars of Ujjain

Food expenditure for one week: 1,636.25 rupees or $39.27
Family Recipe: Sangeeta Patkar's Poha (Rice Flakes)

United States: The Fernandezes of Texas

Food expenditure for one week: $242.48
Favorite Foods: Shrimp with Alfredo sauce, chicken mole, barbecue ribs, pizza

Mali: The Natomos of Kouakourou

Food expenditure for one week: 17,670 francs or $26.39
Family Recipe: Natomo Family Rice Dish

Canada: The Melansons of Iqaluit, Nunavut Territory

Food expenditure for one week: US$345
Favorite Foods: narwhal, polar bear, extra cheese stuffed crust pizza, watermelon

France: The Le Moines of Montreuil

Food expenditure for one week: 315.17 euros or $419.95
Favorite Foods: Delphine Le Moine's Apricot Tarts, pasta carbonara, Thai food

Greenland: The Madsens of Cap Hope

Food expenditure for one week: 1,928.80 Danish krone or $277.12
Favorite Foods: polar bear, narwhal skin, seal stew

Turkey: The Celiks of Istanbul

Food expenditure for one week: 198.48 New Turkish liras or $145.88
Favorite Foods: Melahat's Puffed Pastries

 

[siromar]

People actually live in Nunavut?

Europeans sure love their bread!

And what's with the Greenland family? They seem to have a bunch of whole dead animals on the table!

 

[Cowgirl]

I don't know what part 1 was all about, but by taking a small glimpse of this thread makes me feel horrible for what I eat. I exercise 4-5 times a week and my problem is maintaining a healthier way of eating and this post helped me realize a few things about myself. (Maybe this thread had other ideas of what it was trying to voice out, but what I got out of it was.. need to really have some self-respect for my body when it comes to shoving something down my mouth) Thanks.

 

[busy91]

Westerners spend entirely too much on food. They also buy too much food.

BTW this is from a book, and I hope to get it from the library soon. I hear there is a lot more of a write up on each family.

 

[busy91]

Not for nothing, but the food the family from Greenland eats! *URGH*

 

[Doc Bunkum]

I'd love to live in Nunavut!

Narwhal, polar bear, extra cheese stuffed crust pizza, watermelon.

My question is, where the heck do you get watermelons in Nunavut and how much do they cost?

 

[ladyumbra]

I've lived in Nunavut before, everything costs an insane amount of money. It's still kinda cool place to live though.

 

[Doc Bunkum]

It's still kinda cool place to live though.

I'll bet it is - 12 months of the year!