Woman making Injera, the staple diet, Ethiopia, Africa

A plate with injera, made of teff flour, the national dish and staple diet of Ethiopia, Africa

Mounds of teff grain dry in fields in Ethiopia, to make flour for injera, the national dish and staple diet of the country, Ethiopia, Africa

Stockfish cod drying on traditional racks, hjell, in the Arctic Circle on the island of Ringvassoya in region of Tromso, Northern Norway

Stockfish cod drying on traditional racks, hjell, on foreshore in the Arctic Circle on Ringvassoya Island, Tromso, Northern Norway

Stockfish cod drying on traditional racks, hjell, in the Arctic Circle on the island of Ringvassoya in region of Tromso, Northern Norway

Stockfish cod drying on traditional racks, hjell, on foreshore in the Arctic Circle on Ringvassoya Island, Tromso, Northern Norway

Stockfish cod drying on traditional racks, hjell, in the Arctic Circle on the island of Ringvassoya in region of Tromso, Northern Norway

Stockfish cod drying on traditional racks, hjell, in the Arctic Circle on the island of Ringvassoya in region of Tromso, Northern Norway

Chinese man wearing Chairman Mao jacket eating noodles with traditional chopsticks in China in the 1980s

Stockfish cod drying on traditional racks, hjell, in the Arctic Circle on the island of Ringvassoya in region of Tromso, Northern Norway

Stockfish cod drying on traditional racks, hjell, in the Arctic Circle on the island of Ringvassoya in region of Tromso, Northern Norway

Stockfish cod drying on traditional racks, hjell, in the Arctic Circle on the island of Ringvassoya in region of Tromso, Northern Norway

Stockfish cod drying on traditional racks, hjell, in the Arctic Circle on the island of Ringvassoya in region of Tromso, Northern Norway

Spices and pulses including lentils and rice on sale in old town market Udaipur, Rajasthan, Western India,

Burundi nduwamahoro, active non,violence peace building project, supported by sciaf. In the home of grandmother ntezahorigwa pelagie, 60. The family preparing food: taking beans from their pods, cleaning peas and peeling cassava, their staple diet.

Uganda cooking matoke, steamed bananas, the staple diet, on a large open fire for a feast day. kangulumira, kayunga district

Burundi nduwamahoro, active non,violence peace building project, supported by sciaf. In the home of grandmother ntezahorigwa pelagie, 60. The family preparing food: taking beans from their pods, cleaning peas and peeling cassava, their staple diet.

Burundi nduwamahoro, active non,violence peace building project, supported by sciaf. In the home of grandmother ntezahorigwa pelagie, 60. The family preparing food: taking beans from their pods, cleaning peas and peeling cassava, their staple diet.

As part of the Ugandan staple diet, dried 'sardine' like fish are commonplace in the food markets. Gulu Town, Northwest Uganda. Gulu Town, Uganda, East Africa

Non bread for sale, Siyob Market, also known as Siab Market, Samarkand, Uzbekistan

Woman selling non bread, Siyob Market, also known as Siab Market, Samarkand, Uzbekistan

Non bread for sale, Siyob Market, also known as Siab Market, Samarkand, Uzbekistan

Local production of extra virgin olive oil, Sirince, Turkey, Europe