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[vlad321]

MrBubbles said:

vlad321 said:

sapphi_snake said:

mrstickball said:

In case anyone wonders what the same costs are in America...In USD (or about 0.7 Euros to the dollar)

1kg of Rice = $1.10 - $1.25 (bought a 20lb bag for $10 a few weeks ago)

1kg of Flour = $0.50 (about $1.25 for 5lbs)

1kg of Sugar = $1.00 (about $2.50 for 5lbs)

1kg of Chicken = Varies by part (legs and thighs are about $2.00 per kg, whereas breasts are about $4.00 per kg and wings can cost up to $5.00 per kg)

1kg of Pork = $3.50 for most pieces. Bacon is more.

1kg of Beef = $5.00 for ground beef, and can vary from $5.00-$20.00 USD depending on cut. A good ribeye steak is about $15.00 per kilogram, but you can get very nice meat for $6.00 per kg.

1kg of Turkey = As low as $1.00 - $1.50/kg. Cheapest meat we have. Some cuts can be expensive like processed cold cuts at $5.00 per kg or turkey bacon at $5.00, but a whole turkey is around $1.00 - $1.50 per kilogram.

1 Liter of Milk = $0.60 (we buy by the gallon, so about 4 liters for $2.49, but can be on sale for lower than $2/gal at some stores)

5kg of potatoes is about $5.00 USD. They are unbelievably cheap, and even cheaper in bulk. I've seen 50lb of potatoes (about 20kg give or take) sell for $10.00.

Carrots = $2.00 per kg

Salad = $2.00 per kg

Wow, most of them are more expensive over here. So weird. People here are poorer than in the US

But the quality of them in the US is absolute crap compared to the ones over in Europe. Sadly a lot of European markets are starting to adopt US mass industry practices.

totally...growing 50000 potatoes rather than a couple dozen completely destroys the quality of them. 

It does when you grow 50000 of anything using all sorts of chemicals, antibiotics, pesticides, hormones, and other crap. I hate to break it to you, but the ingredients you buy at your local stores are tasteless and terrible. The tomatoes in the US are pathitic and absolutely disgusting, so is non-organix chicken. Don't get me started on the antibiotics they stuff pork with (Denmark has stopped using antibiotics and they are getting superior results in every way) or the way cows are fed and fattened up. It all adds up to the average quality of food in the US being crap because the ingredients are crap.