Potatoes, marshmallows, pasta, pebbles: the explosion of the price of eggs in the United States, but also in Europe, forces families to replace the traditional decoration of Easter eggs with other foods or objects this year.
“Here is what I decorate instead of eggs for Easter this year”, can be read in a video among several on Tiktok which offer alternatives to save this year, according to what “The Telegraph” reported on Saturday.
Due to the avian influenza epidemic which has ravaged cattle and poultry farms in the United States, forcing the slaughter of more than 166 million commercial poultry in the last three years, the price of eggs has reached unprecedented summits, according to the British media.
Average prices for a dozen eggs reached a new record in March, with US $ 6.22 across the country, according to an article from “The Independent” last week.
The same phenomenon is observed in Europe, especially in the United Kingdom, where prices have climbed 20 % since January, according to “The Telegraph”.
-This is how several parents would have turned to other alternatives for the traditional decoration of Easter eggs this year, using much cheaper food.
Among them, the potato seems to be a particularly popular choice while some videos advise cleaning their skin and covering them with a layer of white paint before getting decorated for better results.
“Potatoes are an incredibly versatile food and it is great to discover the imaginative uses that can be made of it. Whether it is painting potatoes, using them as a stamper or tasting them, life is more pleasant with potatoes, “reacted Alex Godfrey, president of GB Potatoes, according to” The Telegraph “.
Others preferred rather to decorate large pasta in the shape of shells or even soaked marshmallows in the food coloring.
Other alternatives include paint of pebbles, eggs in clay drying with air, or even wooden, paper or styrose eggs, which have the advantage of not breaking or perimeter.
