What one family eats in one week

Japan
Japan, Kodaira City — $317
Favorite foods: sashimi, fruit, cake, potato chips

USA
United States, North Carolina — $342
Favorite foods: spaghetti, potatoes, sesame chicken

USA
United States, California — $159
Favorite foods: beef stew, berry yogurt sundae, clam chowder, ice cream

Germany
Germany, Bargteheide — $500
Favorite foods: fried potatoes with onions, bacon and herring, fried noodles with eggs and cheese, pizza, vanilla pudding

Poland
Poland, Konstancin-Jeziorna — $151
Family recipe: Pig's knuckles with carrots, celery and parsnips

Great Britain
Great Britain, Cllingbourne Ducis — $253
Favorite foods: avocado, mayonnaise sandwich, prawn cocktail, chocolate fudge cake with cream

Italy
Italy, Sicily — $260
Favorite foods: fish, pasta with ragu, hot dogs, frozen fish sticks

Chad
Chad, Breidjing Camp — $1.2
Favorite foods: soup with fresh sheep meat

Bhutan
Bhutan, Shingkhey Village — $5.0
Family recipe: Mushroom, cheese and pork

Kuwait
Kuwait, Kuwait City — $221
Family recipe: Chicken biryani with basmati rice

Mexico
Mexico, Cuernavaca — $189
Favorite foods: pizza, crab, pasta, chicken

China
China, Beijing — $155
Favorite foods: fried shredded pork with sweet and sour sauce

Egypt
Egypt, Cairo — $68.5
Family recipe: Okra and mutton

Equador
Ecuador, Tingo — $31.5
Family recipe: Potato soup with cabbage

Mongolia
Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar — $40
Family recipe: Mutton dumplings

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