What The World Eats
What does a family of four in North Carolina eat in a week? How about in Cuernavaca? Or Konstancin-Jeziorna? Several years ago, photographer Peter Menzel and journalist Faith D'Alusio--creators of the fantastic Robo sapiens book--traveled the world documenting what 30 families in 24 countries eat in a week. (Seen here, the Ayme family of Tingo, who spend $31.55 on food in a week.) In 2005, Menzel and D'Alusio published Hungry Planet: What The World Eats, but Time has just now put a selection of the photos online. As interesting as how much each family spends on food are the variations in diet. Link to the photo essay, Link to buy Hungry Planet (Thanks, Eric Paulos!)
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