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Why a Carbonara Sauce in European Parliament Has Stirred Italian Outrage

Summary by Firstpost News
Francesco Lollobrigida, Italy’s Agriculture Minister, is up in arms after stumbling across jars of creamy ‘Italian-sounding’ pasta sauce being sold at the European Parliament’s supermarket in Brussels. Here’s why the dish comprising Italian pasta, pork, cheese, egg yolks and black pepper has sparked a row in Italy

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A jar of carbonara sauce is the cause of diplomatic tensions between Belgium and Italy. The Italian Minister of Agriculture spotted carbonara sauce in a Delhaize store in Brussels, made with pancetta instead of the traditional guanciale. Italy is requesting an investigation into "Italian-sounding pasta sauces" in Belgium. "Both our packaging and the name comply with the law," Delhaize responded.

·Antwerp, Belgium
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Italian Euro MPs inflamed around a pot of carbonara sold in the European Parliament's Delhaize supermarket.

Center

Italian Euro MPs inflamed around a pot of carbonara sold in the European Parliament's Delhaize supermarket.

Lean Left

Members of the Italian Brothers of Italy party, to which Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni also belongs, were angered that a shop in the European Parliament building was selling pre-made carbonara sauce that contained ingredients that did not comply with the recipe.

Lean Right

In Brussels, Francesco Lollobrigida demands an investigation after seeing a pot of carbonara sauce that does not respect the real recipe in the European Parliament's supermarket.

·Paris, France
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