Bread consumption in Italy, with 41 kg per capita, is among the lowest in the EU

"Bread must return to being an absolute protagonist of our food model, to be protected and promoted". This is the message launched by Italmopa - Associazione Industriali Mugnai d'Italia, on the occasion of the concurrent celebrations of World Bread Day and World Food Day. The annual per capita consumption in Italy is approximately 41 kg, a quantity significantly lower than that recorded in all the other main European countries, in particular, Romania with 74 kg per capita. In addition to its symbolic value, bread also constitutes an invaluable cultural heritage, Italmopa emphasizes, there are about 250 types that tell the story of Italy, its Regions, its communities, including 3 Dop breads (the Pagnotta del Dittaino, the Altamura Bread and the Tuscan Bread), 5 Igp (the Coppia Ferrarese, the Genzano Casareccio Bread, the Matera Bread, the Piadina Romagnola and the Sudtiroler Schuttelbrot) and dozens of Pat breads - Traditional Agri-food Products. Italmopa recalls that there are 190 ...