What the German eats

What the German eats. The Melander family of Bargteheide, Germany.

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

Look at the beers and hard drinks.

What the Bhutanese eats

What the Bhutanese eats. The Namgay family of Shingkhey Village, Bhutan.

Food expenditure for one week: 224.93 ngultrum or $5.03. Family recipe: Mushroom, cheese and pork

What the British eats

What the British eats. The Bainton family of Cllingbourne Ducis, Great Britain.

Food expenditure for one week: 155.54 British Pounds or $253.15. Favorite foods: avocado, mayonnaise sandwich, prawn cocktail, chocolate fudge cake with cream

Look like a lot of canned stuff.

What the Mongolian eats

What the Mongolian eats. The Batsuuri family of Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.

Food expenditure for one week: 41,985.85 togrogs or $40.02. Family recipe: Mutton dumplings

What the White American eats

What the White American eats. The Caven family of California

Food expenditure for one week: $159.18. Favorite foods: beef stew, berry yogurt sundae, clam chowder, ice cream

Big cokes cups.

What the Ecuadorian eats

What the Ecuadorian eats. The Ayme family of Tingo

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

There is plenty of bananas on the table.

What the Egyptian eats

What the Egyptian eats. The Ahmed family of Cairo

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

What the Polish eats

What the Polish eats. The Sobczynscy family of Konstancin-Jeziorna, Poland.

Food expenditure for one week: 582.48 Zlotys or $151.27. Family recipe: Pig's knuckles with carrots, celery and parsnips

What the Chinese eats

What the Chinese eats. 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

What the Mexican eats

What the Mexican eats. The Casales family of Cuernavaca, Mexico.

Food expenditure for one week: 1,862.78 Mexican Pesos or $189.09. Favorite foods: pizza, crab, pasta, chicken

Look at the Cokes.

What the Black American eats

What the Black African American eats. The Revis family of North Carolina

Food expenditure for one week: $341.98. Favorite foods: spaghetti, potatoes, sesame chicken

Pizza, pizza.

What the Kuwaiti eats

What the Kuwaiti eats. 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

What the Chadian eats

What the Chadian eats. The Aboubakar family of Breidjing Camp, Chad.

Food expenditure for one week: 685 CFA Francs or $1.23. Favorite foods: soup with fresh sheep meat

There is sure a little food for everyone, yet the Aboubakar family can manage their meal.

What the Italian eats

What the Italian eats. 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

What the Japanese Eats

What the Japanese eats. The Ukita family of Kodaira City

Food expenditure for one week: 37,699 Yen or $317.25. Favorite foods: sashimi, fruit, cake, potato chips.

Photographs by Peter Menzel from the book "Hungry Planet"