In the book the photographer Peter Menzel, “Hungry Planet” are pictures from around the world. They are all united by one story – they photographed the family on the background of products purchased for the week.

Photos were taken 3-4 years ago. Prices for this time clearly changed, but it did not make this series of photos less interesting.

Japan: Yukito’s family of Kodaira City

Food expenditure for one week: 37,699 Yen or $ 317.25
Favorite Food: sashimi, fruit, pastries, chips

Italy: 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: Family Camp Abubakar from Breydzhing

Food expenditure for one week: 685 CFA francs, or $ 1.23
Favorite foods: soup with fresh lamb

Kuwait: Al Haggan family of Kuwait City

Food expenditure for one week: 63.63 dinar or $ 221.45

Family recipe: Chicken biryani (spicy rice) with basmati rice

United States: The Revis family of North Carolina

Food expenditure for one week: $ 341.98
Favorite food: spaghetti, potatoes, chicken with sesame seeds

Mexico: family Kazales from the city of Cuernavaca

Food expenditure for one week: 1 862.78 Mexican pesos or U.S. $ 189.09
Favorite food: 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 pork with sweet and sour sauce

Poland: Family Sobchintsy from city Konstancin-Ezorna

Food expenditure for one week: 582.48 zlotys, or $ 151.27
Family recipe: pork legs with carrots, celery and parsnip

Egypt: The Ahmed family of Cairo

Food expenditure for one week: 387.85 Egyptian Pounds or $ 68.53
Family recipe: Okra and mutton

Ecuador: Aimé family of Tingo

Food expenditure for one week: $ 31.55
Family recipe: Potato soup with cabbage

USA: Caven family of California

Food expenditure for one week: $ 159.18
Favorite food: beef stew, berry yogurt, soup of clams, ice cream

Mongolia: family Batsuuri from Ulan Bator

Food expenditure for one week: 41 MNT 985.85 or $ 40.02
Family recipe: Mutton dumplings

United Kingdom: a family of Baynton Cllingbourne Dasis

Food expenditure for one week: 155.54 British Pounds or $ 253.15
Favorite food: avocado sandwiches with mayonnaise, shrimp cocktail, chocolate cake with fudge

Bhutan: a family of Namgay Shingkhey Village

Food expenditure for one week: 224.93 ngultrum or $ 5.03
Family recipe: mushrooms with cheese and pork

Germany: A family of Melander Bargtehayde

Food expenditure for one week: 375.39 Euros or $ 500.07
Favorite food: fried potatoes with onions, bacon and herring, fried noodles with eggs and cheese, pizza, vanilla pudding