Poor as well as rich men’s food

Onion and potato is very common here for rich and poor both. But what is very common for poor people, less so for rich, is fast food and processed food. Not so much fresh food...

The poor's man food here in the Philippines is noodles cost around 6-7 pesos. The price of food now a days is not stable that's why many poor people can't afford to buy meat or vegetables.

Poor or rich people alike eat rice as staple food here in our country. The difference lies on the kind of rice they buy. While the rich can buy the fragrant and high-grade rice, the poor just content themselves with the NFA rice which is not really bad but cheaper and does not taste as good as the high grade rice that only rich people can afford. Also while the poor can only afford dried fish or sometimes just plain salt to add taste to their rice, the rich feast on various dishes depending on their choice.

The price varies according to season,if the harvest is abundant the price is affordable nevertheless, i think tomato is the cheapest among all its a common food that both rich and poor enjoy

hi friends,poor people food is differ from rich people food because the rich people having a so mor money to get them.poor peoople get money low.so the food id differ both the sides.but the poor people take halthy food in nature.the rich people take their junk foods mor.but little amount they get halyhy food like vegetables,fruits and many things.the poor people get only healthy food like vegetables,and bellary more and more and then they work more difficulty works they have done in their namture.

hi,professor,in my area,the onion and potato is the major food of our diet ,but the price of the onion is very expensive at this time ,it almost exceed the meat .because of the disaster season.what a bad season!

Potatoes and onions can be very reasonably priced. Of the things you mentioned, dried legumes would probably be the cheapest. Eggs are very reasonable for the amount of nutrition in them. We often lament that vegetables are pretty expensive when they are fresh.

Hullo Professor! As you know I am an Indian and all the prices that you have mentioned are valid here in my case too though potato is not that cheap in my place.It is more than 10 rupees and it ranges between 12 and 16. Potato and onion are two things thAt woud always be foud in a kitchen for the one simple reason that they can be kept for more than 4 days. Other fresh vegetables would get spoilt faster than these two. Have a nice evening!

Hi Professor Well, I'm English, so Potatos and onions are staples of out diet. Just checking the exchange rate, (£1 = 72 Rupees) to get an idea of comparitive values, it seems that your veg are much cheaper than ours. Especially the potatos. which is surprising considering we grow thousands of tons of them every year.

It is true that in the Philippines, the prices of onions and potatoes are really much more expensive compared to the Indian Market, why? it's because of the production, our country is always visited by typhoons so the costs of veggies are always increasing. I was really happy to see the prices of commodities when I stayed in India, particularly in Mumbai and Goa to where we live. It was three years ago when I used to remember one kilo of chicken costs only Rs 60 in Goa, and for P120 pesos i could already buy 2 kilos of chicken. I also commend on the prices of beef and mutton which is also cheaper. But now, they did increased the price, well that is reasonable because of the global crisis and such. India is a big country and most states produces fruits and veggies, unlike in our country Philippines, most of the production of veggies comes from the North, particularly in Baguio City. But with regards to the prices of fish, it depends on what kind of fish, but till now, most fishes in Mumbai cost about Rs400 plus above which is way far expensive than the prices of fishes in Philippines, of course, as I have said, it depends on the type of fish. In India they sell baby sharks while in Philippines, we don't eat sharks. In India, you can see most foods fresh, meaning they don't put much in cans. In the Philippines, most sardines and mackerels you can also buy in canned goods. Canned goods in India are very costly,a can of sardine (imported only) is costing Rs 65, wherein my country Philippines, one can of ordinary sardine would cost around Rs 11 to Rs15. We do have stocks of canned goods for emergency usage and easy preparations for home makers who don't have much time to cook, but just open a can, and presto.. lunch or dinner is served.

hi professor, potato not being our staple food gets a very high price in this country. but other vegies especially the leafy ones are much more affordable. it is true that families usually stock up canned goods like mackerel and sardines. it is a lot cheaper than buying fresh meat but of course,we do want meat once in a while, don't we? i substitute meat sometimes with beans for protein purposes. so you said it correctly, it is poor as well as rich men's food, depending on the location. have a very nice day. ann

hello Prof, I lived in a place called "The Salad Bowl of the Philippines" or the "Summer Capital" it is Baguio City. The vegetables such as potatoes are not too high,it costs 20-25 per kilo,but once it is sold or been into barter change to Manila,then the price gets higher. So,i guess it depends on each place. Like the fish in Manila maybe costs around 80-150 or even as high as 300 esp with special variety of fish. But in Cebu, or fish producing places,the fish is much cheaper,but in Baguio City fish costs too much. Same thing with onions and garlic where in,in the northern part of Luzon called La Union onions and garlic were very cheap compared to Manila. I can say that,prices changes as where the product came from. Have a good weekdays dear bhai

Food is the source of energy for living.About food there is so much to discuss. Rich food poor food. The important aspect is whether one can sustain on what type of food. Again there is vegetarian food and non vegetarian food like meat fish etc.The energy value of food also varies.Of late the theory is that vegetarian is the best suited for human beings.It is also comparatively cheap.There is another angle that is regularity in taking food.What is cheap in one place may be expensive in another place depending upon the availability. The common ingredient in all foods is onions the price of which has considerably affected the political fate of parties in the last before election. so....

i think vada paav is the most common food in western parts in india like in mumbai and maharashtra...!!if you go to south you ll find idli and dosa is the common food,and if you go to north you ll find bhalla and chat is the common food..!! so india is full of differences in the common food..!! enjoy all these foods and be happy...!!:)

I would say that here potatoes and onions are things that you will find in most every kitchen. They really are inexpensive and something that everyone can afford. Initially I wasn't able to think of something that I would consider to be just a poor man's food, but then I thought a little bit more about it and I realize that probably bean soup is something that most rich people won't eat (or will very rarely eat) while a rich person is more likely to enjoy steak dinners on a regular basis. As for my family, we are middle class and we determine what we eat based on our income at the given time. There are times that we will have steak for dinner, but it is just as frequently that we will enjoy a meal of soup beans and corn bread for dinner.