Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Hungry Planet Photos
As a collection these pictures made the reader see the differences in what is eaten and how much is eaten by individuals trough out the world. I was able to observe that the people in wealthy countries and large cities were able to eat more because there was more available to them, but the people in underdeveloped countries were left with very little toe eat. I think because of this food shortage they ate things that Americans would consider gross, such as bugs, pigs feet, and tropical fish. Much of their food choice primarily comes from tradition but I think these foundations for what you are expected to eat come from a history of little to eat. I think this is why Menzel called this collection Hungry Planet.
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I really love how you said that what people eat depends a lot on tradition, because this brings up a point of evolution. If people haven't had enough to eat for centuries, then they have gotten accustomed to eating certain varieties and groups of food, and whether they like it or not, that's a lot of how culture is born.
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