(ANSA) - Rome, December 30 - Over three in four Italians, or
78%, will celebrate New Year's Eve on Saturday with a dinner at
home, according to a survey by farmers' association Coldiretti
and Ixè out on Friday.
The survey said that 15% of those who will be going out will
dine at a restaurant and 3% at an agriturismo.
Italian households will be spending on average 80 euros on
their New Year's Eve dinner, according to the poll.
An overwhelming 89% will be toasting with a bubbly spumante
wine and 88% will include lentils for good luck in their menu on
December 31, the survey said.
Only a reported 9% will splurge on oysters and 8% on caviar.
78% at home on New Year's Eve, poll
To spend an average of 80 euros, poll says