fascinating
i found this photo gallery (found through fark) to be completely fascinating. topic: what a family eats in a week in 15 homes around the world.
things that stood out to me:
- mayonnaise sandwiches in the U.K. - gross!
- the african refugee camp family
- the amount of packaged foods in the american families' pictures
- the amount of neon-colored things in the NC family's picture
- the overflowing amount of fruits/vegetables in non-american families' pictures
- how much $ the germans spend on their food
- how good some of the recipes sounded (i.e. chicken biryana with basmati rice and fried shredded pork with sweet and sour sauce)
- how unappealing some of the recipes sounded (pig's knuckles with carrots, celery and parsnips or bacon & herring from germany)
- how much i loved the ecuadorian family's hats
- how the bhutan family feeds what looks like ten generations of relatives on $5/week
what stands out to you?
posted by Jennifer Kim @ 4:29 PM
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3 Comments:
we had a lot of the same observations as you -- loved the hats! and how they all had these crazy grins on their faces. the $500 german budget was totally nuts! we noticed the euro tables had a lot of processed foods, too, except for the italians, who had a major food-pyramid thing going on. the contrast in carbs was pretty interesting (whole grains in developing countries vs denuded flour and white sugar in US/EU). thanks for posting -- neat!
1. i'm totally going to use these pics with my kids for our cooking & nutrition class this summer.
2. pigs have knuckles. who knew?
I love this... totally incredible. I am so sad to see the American's/Brits and their lack of a healthy diet... no wonder our society is so obese.
I'm curious about my food supply and what I have in there... what a reality check... :-) Thanks for sharing.
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