They are “real” eggsand star of Easter week so much so that dNorth to Upd over three hundred million will be served, boiled or as ingredients in desserts or traditional dishes.
This is what emerges from a Coldiretti estimate based on Unaitalia data with the most popular products of the Easter holidays. Italians will spend around 130 million euros on eggs thanks to production almost entirely Made in Italy.
The challenge among Easter desserts is won this year by the colomba, which will be present on 69% of tables, according to the Coldiretti/Ixe’ survey, compared to 63% of the chocolate egg which this year marks record increases due to the increase in chocolate prices.
There will also be no shortage of lamb on Easter tables, present in one menu out of three (33%), according to Coldiretti/Ixe’. Among those who bring lamb to the table, over one in four – Coldiretti notes – will purchase it directly from the producer. The vast majority will still choose Made in Italy lamb, demonstrating an increased sensitivity towards the origin of what is brought to the table. Every year, more than half of the product found on the shelves risks, in fact, being of foreign origin, often coming from Eastern Europe, which does not respect the same quality standards as the national one. Choosing lamb meat also means supporting – Coldiretti recalls – the survival of the 60 thousand shepherds, today struggling with the damage of drought in Southern Italy and the increase in production costs linked to international tensions.
