new Delhi: A baker in northern Italy is selling “bread of peace” to help Ukrainian refugees flee Russian troops.
Matteo Consolo, who runs a small bakery in La Paneteria in Parabiago, near Milan, bakes bread in the blue and yellow colors of the Ukrainian flag, and the proceeds from the sale go to a charity fund helping refugees in Italy. And they are still living in Ukraine.
“Bread brings together and unites people. For this reason, we de la Paneteria, hope that the bread, with the colors of the Ukrainian flag, will bring a message of peace to the tables of families supporting the victims of this war. ,” Cuncolo said in a Facebook post in Italian.
He continued: “At this time we believe that each of us should do whatever we can to express our closeness and solidarity with the people of Ukraine. ‘Bread for Peace’ is a tribute to those affected by this conflict.” There is a drop to help. Let’s make bread and try to do what we can to show solidarity and help raise money to help the children and their families. This message of peace will spread through bread in your homes and spread to your families.
According to Consolo’s post, blue and yellow bread loaves with ‘PEACE’ written on it are being sold for 12 euros per kilogram (about Rs 1,000 in Indian currency), and the proceeds go to Lions Club Parabiago, or ‘Giuseppe Maggiolini’. has been ‘, which has activated a special fund since February 27.
‘Drop in the sea, but…it will help’
According to an AP report, Consolo and other bakers in the area also gave 600 kilograms of cookies to the young refugees.
Baker is quoted as saying, “After running away from the bombs, perhaps after traveling through the woods at night in the cold, I think of the cookie as a little hug that helps bring a smile to a child’s face.” can help.”
Consolo got the idea of a special bread baker after seeing a TV report about what Ukrainians were receiving at the Poland border, where he was given a hot drink to drink with a slice of bread.
“When I heard the word bread I thought – ‘Okay, I’m a baker, what can I help? Consolo told the AP.
The report states that he uses natural food dyes in his peace bread – saffron for yellow and butterfly pea flower for blue. Once the baked bread loaves are out of the oven, Consolo decorates them using a butter-based spray and a ‘grind’ stencil.
“It’s a drop in the ocean, but if we all contribute, it will help,” said Maria Pascolin, a customer at the shop.
As the AP reports, Consolo makes about 20kg of these breads every day, and has raised more than 2,000 euros as of last week.