Food in transparency

The qualities of  glass, suitable for cooking and storing food, were  tested “live” at the “glassware party” organized by Assovetro.

The cooking class, which sought to broaden the vision of the consumer on the possibilities of use of glass in the kitchen, challenged blogger moms and food bloggers, who grappled with “glass” recipes under the supervision of chef Fabio Campoli. Prepared and served under glass, the menu included a starter, “Trasparenza d’aMare,” the first course “FutuRiso” , an “In3pido” dessert and a rose infusion drink. Lastly, to engage patrons of the social network, in early September the application “Cooking under glass” was launched, which can be  accessed from the Facebook page Friends of Glass: users can upload and share recipes under glass with the community or vote for their favorite recepe.

Glass preferred. A recent survey found that in Europe 2 out of 3 parents fear the migration of harmful substances from the container to the food contents. At the same time, it is common conviction that the glass container is instead guarantee of safety inasmuch as inert and 100% natural. For this reason 8 out of 10 Italian parents (79% of the sample) say they prefer food stored in glass for their children. Commissioned by Feve (European federation of glass container manufacturers), the survey was carried out in February 2014 by the agency InSites Consulting, involving citizens of 11 European countries, consulting with over 8,000 consumers aged between 24 and 64, 41% whom parents and 75% of whome women. According to the poll, Italians prefer glass to all other materials for both food (53% of respondents) and beverages (76%).