Vendors sell various food items such as eggs, fruit and live insects throughout the Kingdom of Cambodia.Photos © John Brown All Rights Reserved
In the average U.S. household, 15 % of the budget is spent on food. That percentage changes to over 50% for many people in Cambodia. The local fare in Cambodia may be a bit different than you are used to back home, but give the local cuisine a chance.
Packaged food high in saturated fat such as cookies, potato chips and ice cream is available to travelers from the Western world but since 80% of Cambodians have no electricity, hence no refrigeration, their edible food needs to be fresh.
While fish provides Khmers with 75% of their daily dietary protein, they eat low on the food chain and consuming pigs, ducks, chickens, frogs, beef, eggs, fruit, vegetables and insects meet their dietary needs.
Although these photos are three humdrum examples of stock photography, they may help serve as a reminder of the words of Robert Zoellick, president of The World Bank, who said,
“While many are worrying about filling their gas tanks, many others around the world are struggling to fill their stomachs.”
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