Milan, Apr. 6 (LaPresse) – After Easter Sunday, which saw total spending of 1.7 billion euros for the table, despite a climate of strong economic uncertainty, Italians are celebrating the traditional Easter Monday with great attention to their wallets. According to estimates by the Confcooperative Study Center, Easter Monday sees a significant phenomenon of household economy: recycling leftovers from the Easter lunch, generating savings close to 100 million euros. Reusing Easter leftovers represents a real economic strategy for Italian families, who do not give up the traditional Easter Monday outing but do so with great attention to spending. Analyses show that about half of Italians will take part in the traditional day trip, bringing with them dishes made from the previous day’s leftovers: from classic pasta omelets to sandwiches filled with leftover cured meats and cheeses from lavish Easter breakfasts, to rice salads enriched with uneaten boiled eggs. The creative recycling of leftovers also represents a concrete response to concerns expressed by 60% of Italians, who said they want to limit Easter spending to the bare minimum. This behavior is strongly influenced by a context of instability and inflationary pressure. The ability to transform Easter leftovers once again confirms how Italian culinary tradition can combine household economy and high gastronomy, allowing families to face a period of growing economic uncertainty with creativity.