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What is eaten in one week
blog ^ | Nov 27th, 2007

Posted on 12/29/2007 6:49:59 PM PST by Coleus

Italy: The Manzo family of Sicily
Food expenditure for one week: 214.36 Euros or $260.11

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Germany: The Melander family of Bargteheide
Food expenditure for one week: 375.39 Euros or $500.07
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United States: The Revis family of North Carolina (I really hope most American
families eat more fresh fruits and vegetables and less junk food than this family.)

Food expenditure for one week $341.98

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Mexico: The Casales family of Cuernavaca
Food expenditure for one week: 1,862.78 Mexican Pesos or $189.09

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Poland: The Sobczynscy family of Konstancin-Jeziorna
Food expenditure for one week: 582.48 Zlotys or $151.27

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Egypt: The Ahmed family of Cairo
Food expenditure for one week: 387.85 Egyptian Pounds or $68.53

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Ecuador: The Ayme family of Tingo
Food expenditure for one week: $31.55
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Bhutan: The Namgay family of Shingkhey Village
Food expenditure for one week: 224.93 ngultrum or $5.03
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Chad: The Aboubakar family of Breidjing Camp
Food expenditure for one week: 685 CFA Francs or $1.23

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TOPICS: Food; Society
KEYWORDS: dinner; family; food; italy; manzofamily; meals; sicily
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To: B-Chan

LOL I WAS a tourist !........;o)

I was on a euro-rail pass vacation with my Wife and Son and France was just a short stop for us to get off the train and eat before we went on to Belgium.

Kids are tough to please and he asked for a burger after agreeing to eat some other stuff in Germany he didn’t like....he saw burgers and burgers it was.

Agree 100% on eating on the economy as we did all the time where we were stationed. Used to listen to tourists in Venice brag as to how cheap their trip was costing them ....only 5k for the week and here we had spent 30$ for a week in pensiones (sp?) with 3 meals a day included as we toured the city.....

I have friends in the Foreign Legion that have invited me to visit yet I think my travel days are over due BS TSA tosses at travelers..... I will not be subjected to such.

Hope yer well, have a merry new year and stay safe !

Rubber side down on the road BTW !!


41 posted on 12/29/2007 8:56:34 PM PST by Squantos (Be polite. Be professional. But, have a plan to kill everyone you meet. ©)
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To: Squantos

BUMP!


42 posted on 12/29/2007 11:11:40 PM PST by Publius6961 (MSM: Israelis are killed by rockets; Lebanese are killed by Israelis.)
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To: Coleus

I would like to see a typical Russian and a typical Israeli family.

And what about Canada, eh?


43 posted on 12/30/2007 8:52:25 AM PST by Alouette (Vicious Babushka)
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To: Clemenza
The key is to use fresh Fava beans and Greek (or Egyptian, if you can find it) olive oil.

And a nice Chianti.

44 posted on 12/30/2007 9:06:14 AM PST by Alouette (Vicious Babushka)
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To: Alouette

Actually, Hannibal Lechter, a man of supposedly good taste, made a bad recommendation. Chianti is too heavy and tannic to go with liver and/or fava beans. Your only choice among reds for such a combo would be a light Pinot Noir. ;-)


45 posted on 12/30/2007 9:38:09 AM PST by Clemenza (I NO Heart Huckabee)
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To: Alouette

Canada= Copious quantities of coffee crisp and Tim Horton’s, followed with Molson aka Canadian Champagne.


46 posted on 12/30/2007 9:39:12 AM PST by Clemenza (I NO Heart Huckabee)
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To: B-Chan; Squantos
Last time I was in Paris two years ago, a carafe of "table wine" was 3 Euro, versus 4 Euro for coke at the same restaurant. In Spain, where I was just three weeks ago, soda and wine were equal in price, while beer (even Estrella de Galicia) was pricier.

In Spain, you must also remember to 1. avoid all tourist/fast food outlets, even the local places like VIPs and 2. NOT to eat in the "restaurant" section of a Tapas bar, as they increase the prices for the same food fivefold (in the case of a place I went to in Sevilla). Talk to the locals, or at least the front desk clerk.

BTW: There are excellent reasons NOT to travel with young children to any place besides Disney. Going out to restaurants is one of them.

47 posted on 12/30/2007 9:42:55 AM PST by Clemenza (I NO Heart Huckabee)
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To: Salvation; Pyro7480
Italians on average have 1.2 children versus 2.1 for the United States.

What alot of folks in the states don't realize is how many Italians, even after marriage, spend time living with their parents in small apartments. The large house with a yard is a rarity in Italy, even moreso than in France.

48 posted on 12/30/2007 9:49:42 AM PST by Clemenza (I NO Heart Huckabee)
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To: Clemenza

Sangria BTTT !


49 posted on 12/30/2007 10:55:42 AM PST by Squantos (Be polite. Be professional. But, have a plan to kill everyone you meet. ©)
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To: Squantos

My fave drink in all of Spain is Fino (dry) sherry. I highly recommend that anyone who goes to Spain stop in Jerez/Sanlucar/Puerto Santa Maria and hit any of the bodegas in the sherry triangle (illegal to produce sherry outside of these three towns, per EU law). Nothing like a DRY fino sherry with grilled shrimp and calamari.


50 posted on 12/30/2007 10:58:52 AM PST by Clemenza (I NO Heart Huckabee)
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To: Coleus

Very interesting!


51 posted on 12/30/2007 11:02:22 AM PST by BIGLOOK
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To: MeekMom
The last picture is beyond humbling.

Indeed......but their clothes are clean and they're smiling. They manage their needs well and proudly so.

The last thing Chad needs is a MacDonald's.
52 posted on 12/30/2007 11:15:05 AM PST by BIGLOOK
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To: Clemenza

Last time I was there was 91.......they closed my Airbase down a few years after that. Madrid & Moron, Cadiz etc were my hangouts. Later I was stationed in the Azores and got a few TDY’s back and forth too Spain but never really traveled as much.......great food and drink in Spain. Never a complaint.

Stay safe and Thanks for the tip on the sherry...... I have given up drinking long ago so will pass on to my Girl Friday who does take a sip now and then !!

thanks !


53 posted on 12/30/2007 11:19:54 AM PST by Squantos (Be polite. Be professional. But, have a plan to kill everyone you meet. ©)
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To: Squantos

You should also tell her (after she buys some Fino Sherry) that she may want to try Manzanilla. It is a young sherry (must be drank within a year of bottling), which is aged in barrels next to where the Guadalquivir meets the Atlantic in Sanlucar. As a result, the salt water air permeates the pores of the barrels giving it a slightly salty aftertaste. Tastes better than it sounds, especially with shellfish!


54 posted on 12/30/2007 11:32:16 AM PST by Clemenza (I NO Heart Huckabee)
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To: Clemenza

Will do Clemenza .......Thanks for the tips and education.

Stay safe !


55 posted on 12/30/2007 11:38:23 AM PST by Squantos (Be polite. Be professional. But, have a plan to kill everyone you meet. ©)
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To: BIGLOOK

re: 52, agreed Biglook.
And may the Father bless them immensely.


56 posted on 12/30/2007 3:13:41 PM PST by MeekMom (Present your bodies a living sacrifice unto God.)
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To: Coleus

BTTT


57 posted on 12/30/2007 5:06:41 PM PST by Cagey (Do I really need a sarcasm tag?)
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To: devolve; ntnychik; dixiechick2000; PhilDragoo; MeekOneGOP; Coleus

Interesting PING!


58 posted on 12/30/2007 7:26:23 PM PST by potlatch ("Life may not be the party we hoped for, but while we're here we might as well dance!")
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To: Larry Lucido

Hey, I still enjoy Ramen noodles.


59 posted on 12/30/2007 7:30:33 PM PST by dfwgator (11+7+15=3 Heismans)
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To: B-Chan
My point: no matter where you go, if you eat what the locals eat you eat cheaply and well. Besides, foreign hamburgers are nasty. Eating a burger in Europe is like eating Mexican food north of the Red River: just don't.

That works great on business trips or any other per diem travel in the States as well. I once fed myself, my wife, and two cubs with money left over from a US govt. food allowance by using an ice chest and the local grocery stores.

Cheers!

...oh, and Happy New Year.

60 posted on 12/30/2007 8:29:08 PM PST by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
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