What the World eats - Part 2
continues from What The World eats Part 1
China : The Dong family of Beijing
Food expenditure for one week: 530.059 MYR or 1,233.76 Yuan or $155.06
Favorite foods : fried shredded pork with sweet and sour sauce
Following is the summary adapted from Hungry Planet: What the World Eats by the creative team behind the best-selling books, Material World: A Global Family Portrait
, Women in the Material World
, and Man Eating Bugs: The Art and Science of Eating Insects

Poland : The Sobczynscy family of Konstancin-Jeziorna
Food expenditure for one week: 517.090 MYR or 582.48 Zlotys or $151.27
Family recipe : Pig's knuckles with carrots, celery and parsnips

Egypt : The Ahmed family of Cairo
Food expenditure for one week: 234.262 MYR or 387.85 Egyptian Pounds or $68.53
Family recipe : Okra and mutton

Ecuador : The Ayme family of Tingo
Food expenditure for one week: 107.850 MYR or $31.55
Family recipe: Potato soup with cabbage

Bhutan : The Namgay family of Shingkhey Village
Food expenditure for one week: 17.1945 MYR or 224.93 ngultrum or $5.03
Family recipe : Mushroom, cheese and pork

United States : The Revis family of North Carolina
Food expenditure for one week: 1,169.07 MYR or $341.98
Favorite foods : spaghetti, potatoes, sesame chicken

United States : The Caven family of California
Food expenditure for one week: 544.160 MYR or $159.18
Favorite foods: beef stew, berry yogurt sundae, clam chowder, ice cream
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