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The Dong family in the living room of their one-bedroom apartment in Beijing, China, with a week’s worth of food. Seated by the table are Dong Li, 39, and his mother, Zhang Liying, 58, who eats with them a few times a week. Behind them stand Li’s wife, Guo Yongmei, 38, and their son, Dong Yan, 13. Cooking method: gas stove. Food preservation: refrigerator-freezer. Favorite food—Dong Yan: yuxiang rousi—fried shredded pork with sweet and sour sauce. /// The Dong family is one of the thirty families featured in the book Hungry Planet: What the World Eats (p. 74). Food expenditure for one week: $155.06 USD. (Please refer to Hungry Planet book p. 75 for the family’s detailed food list.)