Coronavirus postpones events but not the Tiramisu festival

ROME - There will be no public events, but the celebration will be respected: the world day of Tiramisu is scheduled on March 21 despite the spread of Coronavirus which blocks or cancels common tasting moments of one of the most famous and most sought after Italian cuisine desserts in the world. To remember the anniversary is the Academy of Tiramisu which invites Italians to prepare Tiramisu at home "to increase our good mood and improve the economy of our country by consuming Italian products of excellence". The occasion of celebration allows in particular the cultural and food and wine association, which has the purpose of informing about the "true geographical origins and the authentic ingredients of the traditional recipe", to remember that "Tiramisù is the first word of Italian cuisine best known all over the world. as far as desserts are concerned and that his recipe in 2019 was the most clicked in various search engines on the internet ". It is also reported that "Tiramisu is the only dessert in the world with a universal name, it is not translated into various languages ​​and is thus a true icon of Made in Italy". "To date, the dessert, made with cocoa, coffee, mascarpone, ladyfingers, eggs, sugar, contributes - informs the Academy - in an important way to the sales of some ingredients such as mascarpone and ladyfingers. In Italy about 70% of mascarpone consumption it is linked to the preparation of Tiramisu, while for ladyfingers the percentage rises to about 85%. The export of mascarpone to Japan, the USA and Canada is totally connected to the consumption of the sweet Tiramisu ". (HANDLE).