Here’s something I was forwarded and saw posted helpfully at Green Taxi. Well worth looking at, not just for the differences in prices, but also in tastes (the number of bottles of coke are an interesting indicator, though quite what they indicate isn’t immediately obvious).
That’s it from Stuffed and Starved for 2007 – I’ll be back in 2008, though, with comment on the end of cheap food, and more of the latest food news. But thank you all for making 2007 a really splendid year.
Wee Update Check out this limit case of what families are eating, in Haiti…
Italy: The Manzo family of Sicily
Food expenditure for one week: 214.36 Euros or $260.11
German: The Melander family of Bargteheide
Food expenditure for one week: 375.39 Euros or $500.07
United States: The Revis family of North Carolina
Food expenditure for one week: $341.98
Mexico: The Casales family of Cuernavaca
Food expenditure for one week: 1,862.78 peses or $189.09
Poland: The Sobczynscy family of Konstancin-Jeziorna
Food expenditure for one week: 582.48 Zlotys or $151.27
Egypt: The Ahmed family of Cairo
Food expenditure for one week: 387.85 Egyptian Pounds or $68.53
Equador: The Ayme family of Tingo
Food expenditure for one week: $31.55
Bhutan: The Namgay family of Shingkhey Village
Food expenditure for one week: 224.93 ngultrum or $5.03
Chad: The Aboubakar family of Breidjing Camp
Food expenditure for one week: 685 CFA or $1.23