Un choc culturel, économique, écologique. Énormément de données dans une même série de photo. Peter Menzel , habitué aux photos à signification forte et contemporaine, signe le livre What The World Eats . Dis moi ce que tu manges et je te dirai où tu vis.
Japan: The Ukita family of Kodaira City Food expenditure for one week: 37,699 Yen or $317.25 Favorite foods: sashimi, fruit, cake, potato chips.
Italy: The Manzo family of Sicily Food expenditure for one week: 214.36 Euros or $260.11 Favorite foods: fish, pasta with ragu, hot dogs, frozen fish sticks.
Chad: The Aboubakar family of Breidjing Camp Food expenditure for one week: 685 CFA Francs or $1.23 Favorite foods: soup with fresh sheep meat.
Kuwait: The Al Haggan family of Kuwait City Food expenditure for one week: 63.63 dinar or $221.45 Family recipe: Chicken biryani with basmati rice.
United States: The Revis family of North Carolina Food expenditure for one week: $341.98 Favorite foods: spaghetti, potatoes, sesame chicken.
Mexico: The Casales family of Cuernavaca Food expenditure for one week: 1,862.78 Mexican Pesos or $189.09 Favorite foods: pizza, crab, pasta, chicken.
China: The Dong family of Beijing Food expenditure for one week: 1,233.76 Yuan or $155.06 Favorite foods: fried shredded pork with sweet and sour sauce.
Poland: The Sobczynscy family of Konstancin-Jeziorna Food expenditure for one week: 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: 387.85 Egyptian Pounds or $68.53 Family recipe: Okra and mutton.
Ecuador: The Ayme family of Tingo Food expenditure for one week: $31.55 Family recipe: Potato soup with cabbage.
United States: The Caven family of California Food expenditure for one week: $159.18 Favorite foods: beef stew, berry yogurt sundae, clam chowder, ice cream.
Mongolia: The Batsuuri family of Ulaanbaatar Food expenditure for one week: 41,985.85 togrogs or $40.02 Family recipe: Mutton dumplings.
Great Britain: The Bainton family of Cllingbourne Ducis Food expenditure for one week: 155.54 British Pounds or $253.15 Favorite foods: avocado, mayonnaise sandwich, prawn cocktail, chocolate fudge cake with cream.
Bhutan: The Namgay family of Shingkhey Village Food expenditure for one week: 224.93 ngultrum or $5.03 Family recipe: Mushroom, cheese and pork.
Germany: The Melander family of Bargteheide Food expenditure for one week: 375.39 Euros or $500.07 Favorite foods: fried potatoes with onions, bacon and herring, fried noodles with eggs and cheese, pizza, vanilla pudding.
Australia: The Browns of River View Food expenditure for one week: 481.14 Australian dollars or US$376.45 Family Recipe: Marge Brown’s Quandong (an Australian peach) Pie, Yogurt.
Guatemala: The Mendozas of Todos Santos Food expenditure for one week: 573 Quetzales or $75.70 Family Recipe: Turkey Stew and Susana Perez Matias’s Sheep Soup.
Luxembourg: The Kuttan-Kasses of Erpeldange Food expenditure for one week: 347.64 Euros or $465.84 Favorite Foods: Shrimp pizza, Chicken in wine sauce, Turkish kebabs.
India: The Patkars of Ujjain Food expenditure for one week: 1,636.25 rupees or $39.27 Family Recipe: Sangeeta Patkar’s Poha (Rice Flakes).
United States: The Fernandezes of Texas Food expenditure for one week: $242.48 Favorite Foods: Shrimp with Alfredo sauce, chicken mole, barbecue ribs, pizza.
Mali: The Natomos of Kouakourou Food expenditure for one week: 17,670 francs or $26.39 Family Recipe: Natomo Family Rice Dish.
Canada: The Melansons of Iqaluit, Nunavut Territory Food expenditure for one week: US$345 Favorite Foods: narwhal, polar bear, extra cheese stuffed crust pizza, watermelon.
France: The Le Moines of Montreuil Food expenditure for one week: 315.17 euros or $419.95 Favorite Foods: Delphine Le Moine’s Apricot Tarts, pasta carbonara, Thai food.
Greenland: The Madsens of Cap Hope Food expenditure for one week: 1,928.80 Danish krone or $277.12 Favorite Foods: polar bear, narwhal skin, seal stew.
Turkey: The Celiks of Istanbul Food expenditure for one week: 198.48 New Turkish liras or $145.88 Favorite Foods: Melahat’s Puffed Pastries.