Food and Culture in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Grains and Other Starchy Foods : $17.40 (10.4%)
Dairy: $17.77 (10.6%)
Meat, Fish and Eggs $54.22 (32.4%)
Fruits, Vegetables and Nuts $28.18 (16.8%)
Condiments $8.75 (5.2%)
Snacks and Desserts $21.74 (13%)
Prepared Food $2.47 (1.5%)
Beverages $16.90 (10.11%)

This particular family in Bosnia consists of 5 people, 3 children and 2 adults. They have a small kitchen and dining room, however most of the products that they consume are fresh and don't require a lot of cooking. They roughly consume 90% of fresh products and the products are very simple and traditional. Their weekly consumption mostly consists of meat, fish and eggs (32.4%) and grains (10.4%). They also consume a lot of bottled beverages and dairy products to make their own home-made pastries and cakes.

The first thing that stand out from the picture is the amount of bread, fruits and vegetables. There's also a lot of pastry-associated ingredients on the table such as sugar, pastry sheets, flour and "jufka" (thin pastry sheets). Although protein products aren't shown in the picture, the family spend 32.4% of its weekly spending on proteins, primarily ground beef, chicken, veal and eggs. Surprisingly, this family doesn't consume any pork. It is also apparent that families in Bosnia love homemade and fresh food. They consume 15 lb of bread and 4 pounds of potatoes with over 20 pounds worth of fruits. From the amount of bread that they have, bread must be a staple food that is served with every meal in Bosnia. They also consume a lot of fruits, especially tangerines, apples and oranges. They have over 8.8 lb of tangerines, and it is possible that they cook some of their protein with tangerines as it gives a fresh sweet and sour flavoring. They barely consume any frozen food, as they only spend 1.5% of their spending on prepared food. By looking at the small refrigerator, it can be concluded that they eat fresh food that doesn't require any refrigeration. They also barely have any spices at all. They only cook with oil, salt and sugar. Their condiments are very limited and they flavor their protein with vegetables and cheese. The family doesn't consume a lot of processed snacks and desserts. The main snack that they consume is raisins. To satisfy their sweet desire, they make their own cake using fresh ingredients. However, they love beverages, especially sodas such as orange soda and coca cola. They drink water, but not as much as sweet drinks such as blueberry and grape juice and orange juice. In comparison, they only drink 2.1 qt of water and over 10 qt of processed fruit-flavored sodas and juices. Also, all the products that they consume are locally and freshly produced. The only imported products that they have   are snacks, desserts and drinks.

Food and Culture Prodigy in Rutgers Preparatory School

Dear Master Zardox, 

Hereby, commander Zorgon is reporting an analysis of Rutgers Preparatory School in Planet Earth. Without further ado, based on the food and culture in RPS, I can guarantee with my life that taking over this school will be the easiest mission that we’ll ever accomplish. On the first day here, the students had burgers and fries. From these food, I learned that it is actually possible for a school cafeteria to ruined a burger. I guess it’s true, “Impossible is Nothing.” The meat patty is black, it’s completely overcooked. The so-called garden burgers were also black, they totally have a lot of courage to named that “garden” burger. I mean, RPS students were outstanding and wearing these fancy clothing, but the cafeteria failed to prepare a simple cafeteria menu, burgers. How can you expect these bright students to be the leaders of the future when you’re serving them dry and overcooked burgers?

I saw students grilled sandwiches with a paper bag. What kind of a private school requires students to grill a sandwich with a paper bag? Rutgers Preparatory School! It was the most hilarious thing ever, the paper bag got burned and everything turned out to be black. When the students were trying to take their sandwiches off the paper bag, the paper bag sticks with the sandwich and it was all a mess. It’s so sad to watch these “leaders of the future” eat at this cafeteria. However, at least they have a salad bar and some fruits. I mean, it’s not possible to messed up fresh fruits or chopped fresh vegetables. The majority of the girls ate salad and sandwich, while the boys ate the burgers and fries. I guess RPS boys don’t care much about the taste as long as there are a lot of carbs and proteins. 

The cafeteria also offers a wide assortments of drinks, such as Lemonade, Sweetened Ice Tea, Cranberry and Apple juices. Along with a dessert of marshmallow bars, I think that RPS students have an extremely sweet tooth. No wonder they’re so smart, the cafeteria also provides 2% and skim milk.

The next day, RPS totally live up to its name, Diversity. I’m not sure if there’s some kind of Cambodian or Thailand national holiday or something, but the cafeteria managed to offer Cambodian and Thailand food. There were Pad Thai, Mouan Ang and Num Chet. I don’t understand why they don’t just find an english name for it. Well, the Mouan Ang apparently was a grilled chicken. I understand they’re trying to amaze the students with fancy food, but it was an epic failure. Pad Thai is supposed to be stir-fried noodles, but instead they used rice vermicelli. When a cafeteria in a prestigious private school couldn’t even differentiate rice vermicelli and noodles, that means we need to commence a takeover as soon as possible. 

With all due respect, 

Commander Zorgon