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Old 08-02-2007, 11:17 PM   #1 (permalink)
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What the World Eats (Part II) - A Time.com photo essay

This is Part II - I thought it was interesting to see what others around the globe eat and what they spent to do so...

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
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Old 08-03-2007, 07:20 AM   #2 (permalink)
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I notice the cheapest budgets have the most veggies-probably home grown, but I've found by going to the vegetable market that one can really stock up on such items and only spend about $20 or less around here.
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Old 08-03-2007, 07:34 AM   #3 (permalink)
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Here is the link again, for Part II: http://www.time.com/time/photogaller...645016,00.html
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Old 08-03-2007, 08:34 AM   #4 (permalink)
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The most obvious thing to me is the prepackaged foods. Also, narwhal? Awesome.
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Old 08-03-2007, 09:27 AM   #5 (permalink)
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Old 08-03-2007, 09:37 AM   #6 (permalink)
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Did anyone else manage to notice the "Sultana Bran" cereal?
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