The Hungry Planet
Peter Menzel and his wife, the documentary filmmaker and writer Faith D’Aluisio, launched themselves on a project to explore world eating habits. “The Hungry Planet: What the World Eats” (Ten Speed Press, November, 2005) portrays in pictures and words what foods average families in 24 countries procure and consume — everything from milk and meat to cornmeal and frozen corndogs.
A few trends emerged: Wealth, not surprisingly, increased access to fat and sweets; meat consumption is up and fast food is spreading everywhere. The summary below explains a lot.
So why do you need to know this?
If you want to make the most of your travel experience, you should aim to eat what the natives eat, and avoid McDonald’s and their ilk like the plague!
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