ANDprevent carbonara pasta, the origin of which is subject to debate, from becoming a luxury product. This Wednesday, December 4, the Italian consumer association Consumerismo Non Profit launched a somewhat unusual proposal: that the price of carbonara pasta be limited to twelve euros in all restaurants in Rome, reports the Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera spotted byThe Parisian.
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An official request was sent to the professional associations Fiepet Confesercenti and Fipe Confcommercio. It concerns carbonara pasta but also another great Italian specialty: pizza. What they have in common is being very popular with tourists and having a very low production cost. An advantage which, the consumer association worries, restaurateurs could benefit from even more in 2025.
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Indeed, December 24, 2024 will mark the start of Jubilee 2025 for Catholics, this is a tradition which dates back to 1300 and which takes place every 25 years. According to the Catholic Church in France, 32 to 40 million people are expected in the transalpine capital, including 800,000 French people.
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Consumerismo Non Profit therefore fears that restaurateurs will take advantage of this to increase their prices. Concretely, she therefore wants an online directory and an application which will list the restaurants wishing to join the initiative to highlight them and thus allow tourists wishing to enjoy Roman gastronomy to avoid speculators.ALSO READ Carbonara pasta is said to be American, a historian triggers lightning in ItalyCodacons, a consumer rights association, is also committed to monitor prices throughout the Jubilee 2025 period. The Corriere della Sera furthermore reminds us that this decision will also be beneficial for the Romans, who will avoid an inflationary drift in prices which would prevent them themselves, on a daily basis, from treating themselves to a trip to the restaurant at a reasonable price.
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