Baker Matteo Cunsolo slices a loaf of ‘bread for peace’ in his laboratory in Parabiago close to Milan in northern Italy, Thursday, March 17, 2022. Cunsolo used saffron and the infusion of a Thai plant to make a bicolor loaf of bread with the colours of the Ukraine nationwide flag and butter-sprayed the phrase ‘peace’ on its sides in solidarity with the war-battered nation.
Baker Matteo Cunsolo reveals the ‘bread for peace’ in his laboratory in Parabiago close to Milan in northern Italy, Thursday, March 17, 2022. Cunsolo used saffron and the infusion of a Thai plant to make a bicolor loaf of bread with the colours of the Ukraine nationwide flag and butter-sprayed the phrase ‘peace’ on its sides in solidarity with the war-battered nation.
A store attendant sells the ‘bread for peace’ made by baker Matteo Cunsolo in Parabiago close to Milan in northern Italy, Thursday, March 17, 2022. Cunsolo used saffron and the infusion of a Thai plant to make a bicolor loaf of bread with the colours of the Ukraine nationwide flag and butter-sprayed the phrase ‘peace’ on its sides in solidarity with the war-battered nation.
Baker Matteo Cunsolo prepares the ‘bread for peace’ in his laboratory in Parabiago close to Milan in northern Italy, Thursday, March 17, 2022. Cunsolo used saffron and the infusion of a Thai plant to make a bicolor loaf of bread with the colours of the Ukraine nationwide flag and butter-sprayed the phrase ‘peace’ on its sides in solidarity with the war-battered nation.
Baker Matteo Cunsolo prepares the ‘bread for peace’ in his laboratory in Parabiago close to Milan in northern Italy, Thursday, March 17, 2022. Cunsolo used saffron and the infusion of a Thai plant to make a bicolor loaf of bread with the colours of the Ukraine nationwide flag and butter-sprayed the phrase ‘peace’ on its sides in solidarity with the war-battered nation.
Baker Matteo Cunsolo prepares the ‘bread for peace’ in his laboratory in Parabiago close to Milan in northern Italy, Thursday, March 17, 2022. Cunsolo used saffron and the infusion of a Thai plant to make a bicolor loaf of bread with the colours of the Ukraine nationwide flag and butter-sprayed the phrase ‘peace’ on its sides in solidarity with the war-battered nation.
Baker Matteo Cunsolo reveals a part of the aid items he helped accumulate and stored in his storage in Parabiago close to Milan in northern Italy, Thursday, March 17, 2022. Cunsolo, who plans to journey to the Ukraine border to ship dry meals and different items to refugees, used saffron and the infusion of a Thai plant to make a bicolor loaf of bread with the colours of the Ukraine nationwide flag and butter-sprayed the phrase ‘peace’ on its sides in solidarity with the war-battered nation.
Baker Matteo Cunsolo prepares the ‘bread for peace’ in his laboratory in Parabiago close to Milan in northern Italy, Thursday, March 17, 2022. Cunsolo used saffron and the infusion of a Thai plant to make a bicolor loaf of bread with the colours of the Ukraine nationwide flag and butter-sprayed the phrase ‘peace’ on its sides in solidarity with the war-battered nation.
PARABIAGO, Italy (AP) — A small bakery in northern Italy is attempting to do its half to assist Ukrainian refugees fleeing the Russian invasion.
Baker Matteo Cunsolo is making and promoting “peace bread” within the blue and yellow colours of the Ukrainian flag, with proceeds going to a charitable fund serving to refugees who cross into Italy or who’re remaining in Ukraine.
As well as, Cunsolo and space bakers have made 600 kilograms (1,325 kilos) of cookies to present out to younger refugees. He plans to carry the sweets, together with a truck filled with domestically donated diapers, meals, drugs and garments, to the Ukrainian-Polish border subsequent week.
“After operating away from the bombs, maybe travelling throughout forests by evening within the chilly, I believe a cookie is sort of a little cuddle that may assist carry a smile on a toddler’s face,” he stated, standing in entrance of his industrial-sized oven at La Panetteria in Parabiago, close to Milan.
Cunsolo stated he bought the concept to bake after watching a TV report in regards to the reception Ukrainians had been receiving on the Polish border: They got one thing heat to drink and a chunk of bread.
“After I heard the phrase bread I assumed – ‘OK I’m a baker, what can I do to assist?’”
