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Peter Menzel: What the World Eats
Oh boy, I upset people with that last post. Let’s change gears and see what the Germans eat. And the Americans, and the Japanese. And how much do...
Oh boy, I upset people with that last post. Let’s change gears and see what the Germans eat. And the Americans, and the Japanese.
And how much does it cost? What do people love to eat the most?!
Tell us, Peter Menzel.
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.
USA: The Caven family of California
Food expenditure for one week: $159.18
Favorite foods: beef stew, berry yogurt sundae, clam chowder, ice cream
Japan: The Ukita family of Kodaira City
Food expenditure for one week: 37,699 Yen or $317.25
Favorite foods: sashimi, fruit, cake, potato chips
I love that Japanese teenager, clutching her crisps for all she’s worth. Also, those Americans look like a picture in my seventh-grade health class text book.
See many more foods and cultures in the extended gallery of this work on Time Online. Some people don’t eat very much at all, let alone crisps.
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