Alice undertook an extensive household survey in Lilongwe, Malawi seeking to identify dietary patterns and their change over the past 10 years. With the help of a local 6-person team she surveyed approximately 700 households in different parts of the city to obtain a representative understanding of these phenomena. This survey was part of a long-term project funded by the Japanese Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) collecting similar datasets from other African cities.