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* Culinary Catastrophe * - Italy

JoyFilled Warrior — Thu, 11 May 2023 19:48:46 GMT

GASTRONOMIC ~ CATASTROPHIC

E M E R G E N C Y!!

Italy has a * PASTA PROBLEM! *

"As of right now, pasta inflation is causing Italians to spend an extra $27.60 per year on their beloved pantry staple.

Italians consume more pasta than any other country, averaging about 51 pounds of pasta per year, so rising costs for this dietary staple are hitting Italy particularly hard."

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"Italy's Government Calls Emergency Meeting Over Pasta Crisis"

(Ref: TastingTable. )

"What exactly constitutes a pasta crisis? Well, in Italy, the unofficial capital of pasta, it has less to do with shortages and more to do with grossly inflated pasta prices.

Across the board, national inflation has hiked up grocery product prices by 8%, but pasta's inflation rate is double that. According to Reuters, Italy's pasta price inflation hit a staggering 17.5% in March. As of right now, pasta inflation is causing Italians to spend an extra $27.60 per year on their beloved pantry staple. Italians consume more pasta than any other country, averaging about 51 pounds of pasta per year, so rising costs for this dietary staple are hitting Italy particularly hard. In response, Industry Minister Adolfo Urso has called for an emergency meeting on May 11 in order to better understand and, hopefully, reduce this price spike."

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Re: * Culinary Catastrophe * - Italy

ninjawife — Thu, 11 May 2023 20:38:53 GMT

@JoyFilled Warrior I heard this on the radio this morning. The terrible thing about the inflated rate for pasta is that the wheat flour they make pasta out of has actually come down in price.

Re: * Culinary Catastrophe * - Italy

NigelSparkles — Thu, 11 May 2023 20:56:58 GMT

$27.60 a YEAR? They consider 53 cents a week to be a catastrophe?

Re: * Culinary Catastrophe * - Italy

cjm61 — Thu, 11 May 2023 21:03:58 GMT

@NigelSparkles You beat me to it. I was just calculating the weekly cost. I don't think that is much to complain about. Seriously, in my opinion, this is not a catastrophe. So many other essential items have increased at a much higher rate.

Re: * Culinary Catastrophe * - Italy

BlueFinch — Thu, 11 May 2023 21:14:44 GMT

How awful. That's robbery. We must help. I think we should start collecting donations. Not!

Re: * Culinary Catastrophe * - Italy

Mz iMac — Thu, 11 May 2023 21:20:33 GMT

"rising costs for this dietary staple are hitting Italy particularly hard."

Re: * Culinary Catastrophe * - Italy

Desertdi — Fri, 12 May 2023 03:50:48 GMT

There is currently a grain shortage in Europe and Africa, due to hostilities

Re: * Culinary Catastrophe * - Italy

RedTop — Fri, 12 May 2023 19:53:45 GMT

And to think someone dumped all that pasta in the woods a few weeks ago!