Antonio Lista and his friend, the owner of Fiamme Trattoria in Brisbane, translated an ancient Italian tradition but with a solidarity "twist".
In Naples in the past, the "panaro" was originally a basket tied to a long rope which was lowered from the balcony to collect the groceries, delivered by the shop's boy.
An ancient tradition linked to the "old" way of delivering groceries at home which, in recent years, had been lost.
Now, in the days of the Coronavirus, this tradition returned to help those in needs during the pandemic offering free food to take or leave, according to the individual possibilities.
The "suspended basket " of Naples at the time of the coronavirus is today famous all over the world, some experiments took place in Spain and Turkey for example, so much so that Madonna, the pop icon of Abruzzi origins, has posted a video of the initiative in Naples commenting "God bless Italy".
Antonio Lista, on SBS Italian, tells about the initiative is going in Brisbane.
