Because of the corona pandemic, many people in this country are staying at home.
This is also reflected in cooking.
Italy in particular has benefited from this.
Rome - During the
Corona
* pandemic,
Germans
particularly often indulged in a food from
Italy
: pasta.
Last year,
pasta
exports to Germany increased by a good 20 percent compared to 2019, said the Italian industry association.
"For us, Germany is the number one export market," said
Luigi Scordamaglia
from the
Filiera Italia
food
association of
the German Press Agency.
While other economic sectors had to cope with declining exports to the largest European economy during the pandemic, the Italian food industry has significantly increased its business with Germany.
In addition to
pasta
, exports of
cheese
,
olives
and
rice
have also increased
.
The biggest
export hit of
the Italian food manufacturers last year, however, was pasta.
Pasta
is one of the products whose consumption "exploded" during the pandemic, explained Scordamaglia.
In Germany, pasta is very popular anyway.
The expert attributed the historically high sales to, among other things, the ease of preparation and the higher demand in times of corona.
Many people are in because of the pandemic in recent months
Home Office
remained.
In addition, many had to forego restaurant visits due to Corona and the lockdown.
As a result, pasta was a quick, easy, and tasty alternative for many.
Italy's economy and society have been hit particularly hard by the corona pandemic, also in a European comparison.
According to estimates by the Italian central bank, economic output fell by around nine percent last year.
Since the pandemic started in February, more than 82,500 people have died with Sars-CoV-2.
Over 2.4 million people have been infected with Corona.
(
dpa / utz
)
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.
