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http://fstoppers.com/what-a-week-of-groceries-looks-like-around-the-worldFrom the link:
It seems as photographers we have a fascination with photographing our food. From Henrys series of riders to looking on instagram we cant help but documenting what we consume. Peter does a great job of exploiting this on a bigger scale. Photographer Peter Menzel started this intriguing series of one weeks of groceries from around the world.
It is interesting to see that how much food does not seem to vary too much(except Chad) but the variety of food is vastly different in each country. It is a great way to see the different cultures influence on the products and food the consumers buy.
How do you feel about this series. Do you think it could of been differently? What Would you do differently?
Sort of an interesting social study, here! Of course, it's just a typical family, and deosn't represent everyone. Not everyone in Canada necessarily eats that much fresh food (I know, I'm Canadian, and some of my friends eat much closer to the US diet depicted), just as not everyone in the USA eats such a pre-processed diet.
MuseRider
(34,057 posts)Thanks.
Sekhmets Daughter
(7,515 posts)Thanks for posting!
KurtNYC
(14,549 posts)while the Italians are getting 14 loaves of bread.
Blandest packaging: Japan.
Saviolo
(3,268 posts)Amazing that everything in Japan seems to come pre-packaged except for the protein. Same thing here if you go into Japanese specialty shops or the ethnics section of a supermarket and look into the Japanese section, everything comes in exactly the same sort of packaging. You'd think a country with so much population density would be more concerned with too much waste packaging.
daleanime
(17,796 posts)Art_from_Ark
(27,247 posts)In my area, at least, nearly all the food packaging gets recycled or burned in a co-generator. recyclable stuff includes plastic "PET" bottles, glass bottles, food and spray cans, cardboard boxes, and styrofoam trays for sashimi. Organic waste like kitchen scraps often gets composted. Plastic wrap, miscellaneous paper, etc., are burned in the regional co-generator. Japanese law is requiring recyclable packaging to be marked as such.
http://www.pref.kagawa.lg.jp/kankyo/gakushu/guruguru/omk-6/omk-6.htm
Tuesday Afternoon
(56,912 posts)Populist_Prole
(5,364 posts)Boy "we" eat too much processed/packaged stuff!
Scuba
(53,475 posts)Avacados run $2.00 a pop here in Wisconsin!
Incitatus
(5,317 posts).59 at Aldi in Florida. $1 - $1.50 at the larger chains.
Shrek
(3,970 posts)And what's up with the Germans? They look pretty grumpy about being photographed.
Edit: BTW, this is fascinating and thanks for posting it. Recommended.
Tab
(11,093 posts)you'd be grumpy too
mainer
(12,013 posts)Honestly am stunned by how much of that stuff makes up a part of the Western weekly diet. With the exception of the French, who seem to have bought bottled water and wine.
The Turkish groceries, on the other hand, look pretty healthy.
AnneD
(15,774 posts)the picture from Chad took my breath away.....
carolinayellowdog
(3,247 posts)The only place outside the US I've been fed for several days at home by families was France, and lucky me, that ranks about at the top from looking at these spreads. The Mexicans look great except for all that Coke, a healthier diet than I found in restaurants generally. On edit-- India is the place I've stayed the longest, of all these on the list, and this family's diet looks unusually well-balanced from my observation (which is twenty years ago.)
Arugula Latte
(50,566 posts)Don't get me wrong -- it looks good.
Oh, and Turkey! Love that Mediterranean food.
pokerfan
(27,677 posts)Especially in the western parts of Turkey, where olive trees grow abundantly, olive oil is the major type of oil used for cooking.[3] The cuisines of the Aegean, Marmara and Mediterranean regions are rich in vegetables, herbs, and fish. Central Anatolia has many famous specialties, such as keşkek (kashkak), mantı (especially from Kayseri) and gözleme.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkish_cuisine
CTyankee
(63,768 posts)restaurants nearby and I eat there whenever I can.
AsahinaKimi
(20,776 posts)vinny9698
(1,016 posts)My wife and I have traveled to the east, China, Thailand, and you can find all of those in any big size Asian market.
AsahinaKimi
(20,776 posts)And most of what they have are there, but there are some rare items that don't show up in the store.. nor any of the other markets.
For example, I have tried to find Durian fruit at the Chinatown market, i don't think its allowed into the US.
Sentath
(2,243 posts)I haven't looked this year, but I saw it here in Phoenix at the Chinese Cultural Center's grocery store http://m.yelp.com/biz/super-l-ranch-market-phoenix-2
They even had frozen for out of season.
fizzgig
(24,146 posts)and i'm shocked by the lack of fresh produce purchased by the american family. i probably shouldn't be, but i can't imagine a life with that little fresh produce.
CarrieLynne
(497 posts)tho...my own weeks list wouldnt be that junky lol
WillyT
(72,631 posts)lillypaddle
(9,580 posts)Is tequila not a "grocery?"
JustABozoOnThisBus
(23,282 posts)and, for the non-vegetarians, mescal.
Rowdyboy
(22,057 posts)Mosby
(16,158 posts)AtheistCrusader
(33,982 posts)Hard to really get a sense from the sheer appearance, except maybe the ones with predominantly veggies and fruits.
eilen
(4,950 posts)people are not so homogeneous. My weekly grocery spread would not look like the American one. The snack foods I buy are more like fruit, "baby" carrots, popcorn, nuts, crackers and cheese. We don't get fast food although once a week get pizza/wings. My spread would look much smaller but that is for 3 people. I do get a box of junky sugar cereal for my 20 year old tho!
JackN415
(924 posts)vinny9698
(1,016 posts)Badly cooked Turkish food. The Ottoman Empire controlled that area for hundreds of years, so the Turkish culture is well stamped.
PopeOxycontinI
(176 posts)seem to count the cat among the groceries.
whistler162
(11,155 posts)cat in the diet!