The document is a reading passage about food around the world. It discusses what different cultures eat based on their geographical location. It notes that in China people eat rice in the south and noodles in the north. Scandinavians eat herring and Portuguese eat sardines due to their proximity to the sea. Central Europeans eat more meat and sausages as they are further from the coast. Nowadays, global transportation allows people to eat foods from all over the world at any time. However, some people in poor countries still experience hunger.