Food Moldovans favor split among bread, dairy and vegetables
The popular expression "Moldovan believes in bread", are not just words, but a proved fact. Each citizen from Moldova, daily, consumes around 300 grams of bread, or other bakery products and an egg every two days.
According to the National Bureau of Statistics, the most popular produce are dairy, bread and vegetables. The last raking being oil, meat and fish.
During a year, a Moldovan consumes 220 liters of milk, or other dairy products. The biggest consumption being registered in the cities, with the average consumption of 250 liters. We also eat 115 kilograms of bread and bakeries annually. Most bread is consumed in villages. Moldovan's favorite food also being vegetables. The average consumption being of 114 kilograms per year.
On a daily basis, we eat around 130 grams of meat, while the annual consumption reaching around 48 kilograms per person. The fish is less popular, its average consumption being of only 16 kilograms.
In 2016 the average salary of a citizen was of 2.100 lei, 40% of which were spend on food products.