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请看图说话，来自不同国家的一个家庭的全体成员，他们一周消耗掉的食物、一周的伙食费，以及他们最喜爱的食物或者是家常菜。
Kuwait/科威特: The Al Haggan family of Kuwait City/科威特城）
Food expenditure for one week/一周伙食费: 63.63 dinar or $221.45
Family recipe/家常菜: Chicken biryani with basmati rice
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China/中国: The Dong family of Beijing/北京
Food expenditure for one week/一周伙食费: 1,233.76 Yuan or $155.06
Favorite foods/最爱的食物: fried shredded pork with sweet and sour
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Poland/波兰: The Sobczynscy family of Konstancin-Jeziorna
Food expenditure for one week/一周伙食费: 582.48 Zlotys or $151.27
Family recipe/家常菜: Pig’s knuckles with carrots, celery and parsnips
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Ecuador/厄瓜多尔: The Ayme family of Tingo
Food expenditure for one week/一周伙食费: $31.55
Family recipe/家常菜: Potato soup with cabbage
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Egypt/埃及: The Ahmed family of Cairo/开罗
Food expenditure for one week/一周伙食费: 387.85 Egyptian Pounds or $68.53
Family recipe/家常菜: Okra and mutton
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United States/美国: The Caven family of California/加利福尼亚州
Food expenditure for one week/一周伙食费: $159.18
Favorite foods/最爱的食物: beef stew, berry yogurt sundae, clam chowder, ice cream
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Mongolia/蒙古: The Batsuuri family of Ulaanbaatar/乌兰巴托
Food expenditure for one week/一周伙食费: 41,985.85 togrogs or $40.02
Family recipe/家常菜: Mutton dumplings
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Great Britain/英国: The Bainton family of Cllingbourne Ducis
Food expenditure for one week/一周伙食费: 155.54 British Pounds or $253.15
Favorite foods/最爱的食物: avocado, mayonnaise sandwich, prawn cocktail, chocolate fudge cake with cream
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Bhutan/不丹: The Namgay family of Shingkhey Village
Food expenditure for one week/一周伙食费: 224.93 ngultrum or $5.03
Family recipe/家常菜: Mushroom, cheese and pork
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United States/美国: The Revis family of North Carolina/北卡罗莱纳州
Food expenditure for one week/一周伙食费: $341.98
Favorite foods/最爱的食物: spaghetti, potatoes, sesame chicken
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Mexico/墨西哥: The Casales family of Cuernavaca/库埃纳瓦卡
Food expenditure for one week/一周伙食费: 1,862.78 Mexican Pesos or $189.09
Favorite foods/最爱的食物: pizza, crab, pasta, chicken
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Germany/德国: The Melander family of Bargteheide
Food expenditure for one week/一周伙食费: 375.39 Euros or $500.07
Favorite foods/最爱的食物: fried potatoes with onions, bacon and herring, fried noodles with eggs and cheese, pizza, vanilla pudding
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Australia/澳大利亚: The Browns of River View
Food expenditure for one week/一周伙食费: 481.14 Australian dollars or US$376.45
Family Recipe/家常菜: Marge Brown’s Quandong (an Australian peach) Pie, Yogurt
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Luxembourg/卢森堡: The Kuttan-Kasses of Erpeldange/艾佩丹吉
Food expenditure for one week/一周伙食费:347.64 Euros or $465.84
Favorite Foods/最爱的食物: Shrimp pizza, Chicken in wine sauce, Turkish kebabs
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Guatemala/危地马拉: The Mendozas of Todos Santos
Food expenditure for one week/一周伙食费: 573 Quetzales or $75.70
Family Recipe/家常菜: Turkey Stew and Susana Perez Matias’s Sheep Soup
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India/印度: The Patkars of Ujjain/乌贾因
Food expenditure for one week/一周伙食费: 1,636.25 rupees or $39.27
Family Recipe/家常菜: Sangeeta Patkar’s Poha (Rice Flakes)
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United States/美国: The Fernandezes of Texas/德克萨斯
Food expenditure for one week/一周伙食费: $242.48
Favorite Foods/最爱的食物: Shrimp with Alfredo sauce, chicken mole, barbecue ribs, pizza
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Mali/马里: The Natomos of Kouakourou
Food expenditure for one week/一周伙食费: 17,670 francs or $26.39
Family Recipe/家常菜: Natomo Family Rice Dish
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Canada/加拿大: The Melansons of Iqaluit/伊魁特, Nunavut Territory/努纳维特地区
Food expenditure for one week/一周伙食费: US$345
Favorite Foods/最爱的食物: narwhal, polar bear, extra cheese stuffed crust pizza, watermelon
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France/法国: The Le Moines of Montreuil/蒙特莱
Food expenditure for one week/一周伙食费: 315.17 euros or $419.95
Favorite Foods/最爱的食物 Delphine Le Moine’s Apricot Tarts, pasta carbonara, Thai food
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Greenland/格陵兰: The Madsens of Cap Hope
Food expenditure for one week/一周伙食费: 1,928.80 Danish krone or $277.12
Favorite Foods/最爱的食物 polar bear, narwhal skin, seal stew
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Turkey/土耳其 The Celiks of Istanbul/伊斯坦布尔
Food expenditure for one week/一周伙食费: 198.48 New Turkish liras or $145.88
Favorite Foods/最爱的食物: Melahat’s Puffed Pastries
