What the World Eats

I came across this photo essay earlier this week with pictures of what the world eats and found it fascinating. Things that stood out for me/questions brought to mind/stuff I discovered:

  • Look at how colorful the American’s processed foods are
  • The Germans have some tasty beer
  • The Mexicans drink a lot of Coke
  • The Breidjing Camp in Chad looks spacious and clean. My salad in the canteen at work at lunch costs more than their week’s worth of food.
  • Everyone is eating lots of bananas/plantains. Especially the Ecuadorians.
  • I like the Namgay’s living room better than their toilet. And that is one monster bag of grain.

More Hungry Planet photos here.

3 Replies to “What the World Eats”

  1. I clicked your link to the photo essay, but it seems to be a busted link. I’d love to see the photo essay, and will check back in hopes that the linky is fixed. Like your blog!

  2. Thanks for fixing that link! It’s an absolutely fascinating piece of work — and speaks VERY clearly to the American addiction to junk food, which seems to be spreading to other countries. Thanks again for bringing this to my attention.

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