Tomato-free pizzas on UK menus as chefs choke on fruit and veg prices
Get ready for tomato-free pasta sauce and white pizza. Italian restaurants across Britain are having to ration tomatoes, raise prices and in some cases remove pomodoro from their menus altogether as costs soar.
The price according to the Federazione Italian Cuochi UK (FIC UK), an association of chefs.
The price of canned tomatoes has doubled , he said, dropping from £15 a case to £30. The cost of that staple insalata, iceberg lettuce, has also skyrocketed from around £7 a can to £22.
Enzo Oliveri, Chairman of FIC UK , said that following problems with rising costs and Brexit, now was a "very difficult" time for Italian restaurants, and warned that some could go bankrupt. "I don't see any light at the end of the tunnel," he said.
Its members normally source their tomatoes from Italy, Spain or Morocco. "But because there is a shortage everywhere, there are no tomatoes coming from anywhere," he said. spacefinder-type="model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.ImageBlockElement" class="dcr-a2pvoh">
Oliveri works with tomato suppliers to ensure high quality quantities of canned and crushed tomatoes, but these are also experiencing shortages.
Some restaurants, Oliveri said, are adapting by moving their menus away from the ingredient and instead offering "white" pizza and pasta dishes without tomatoes. .
< p class="dcr-1b64 dqh">Chefs use cheeses like ricotta, or vegetables like zucchini or eggplant as a base and to thicken sauces. “White pizzas, white sauces for pasta or less tomato. We make it a trend because the prices are going up and because o...
Get ready for tomato-free pasta sauce and white pizza. Italian restaurants across Britain are having to ration tomatoes, raise prices and in some cases remove pomodoro from their menus altogether as costs soar.
The price according to the Federazione Italian Cuochi UK (FIC UK), an association of chefs.
The price of canned tomatoes has doubled , he said, dropping from £15 a case to £30. The cost of that staple insalata, iceberg lettuce, has also skyrocketed from around £7 a can to £22.
Enzo Oliveri, Chairman of FIC UK , said that following problems with rising costs and Brexit, now was a "very difficult" time for Italian restaurants, and warned that some could go bankrupt. "I don't see any light at the end of the tunnel," he said.
Its members normally source their tomatoes from Italy, Spain or Morocco. "But because there is a shortage everywhere, there are no tomatoes coming from anywhere," he said. spacefinder-type="model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.ImageBlockElement" class="dcr-a2pvoh">
Oliveri works with tomato suppliers to ensure high quality quantities of canned and crushed tomatoes, but these are also experiencing shortages.
Some restaurants, Oliveri said, are adapting by moving their menus away from the ingredient and instead offering "white" pizza and pasta dishes without tomatoes. .
< p class="dcr-1b64 dqh">Chefs use cheeses like ricotta, or vegetables like zucchini or eggplant as a base and to thicken sauces. “White pizzas, white sauces for pasta or less tomato. We make it a trend because the prices are going up and because o...What's Your Reaction?
