Paris Olympics: The Paris Olympics will officially begin on Friday, July 26, but the process of players from all over the world participating in the Games Village has already begun. This time the Games Village is ready to host 15,000 athletes. A canteen with 3,500 seats has been opened for them on July 12. Food will be served 24/7 in this canteen. The food menu has been prepared in such a way that the expectations of athletes from every continent with more than 200 nationalities can be met. So that everyone can feel at home.
The canteen at the Games Village will serve 100 per cent vegetarian food to promote the benefits of a meat-free lifestyle. Philippe Wurz, responsible for food and beverage at the Paris Games, said: “We wanted to focus on vegetarian options. 60 percent of the dishes available to the players will be vegetarian. We are convinced that with these Games we have a unique opportunity to do things differently and show that another model is possible. We can announce with great pride that all the food options at La Concorde (a specialty restaurant) will be 100 percent vegetarian. This is the first time in the history of the Games and is the result of four years of work.”
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Indians will get home-like food
India won a total of seven medals including one gold, one silver and four bronze medals in the Tokyo Olympics. Therefore, India will try to win as many medals as possible in the Paris Games. There will be pressure on Indian athletes to win as many medals as possible. In such a situation, a relief news for Indian athletes is that they will get delicious home-like food during the games. Items like boiled basmati rice, dal, roti, potato-cauliflower, mildly spicy Indian style chicken curry will be present in the menu of Indian athletes.
International Cuisine, 500 Dishes
Food will be served every day in the Games Village based on four themes. There will be 40 different dishes on all four themes. The four themes will be French, Asian, African-Caribbean and World Cuisine. Every athlete will find something of their choice. Also, there will be a salad bar with more than 30 options, grilled meat, a cheese section, a bakery section, a hot food buffet, a dessert bar and a counter of all kinds of fruits. One dish in Asian cuisine will be basmati rice with minced pork and another will be cauliflower and baked potatoes.
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You will be able to learn how to make French dishes
“Food is not the only option for athletes. They will also be able to learn how to make one of France’s most famous dishes: the baguette,” said Stephane Chicheri, Executive Chef of Sodexo Live. The Olympic and Paralympic Village will have a bakery that will conduct workshops for athletes. Sodexo Live has full responsibility for catering at the Olympic Games. “We had decided early on that there should be a bakery in the Olympic Village. Whatever it was, we wanted to make the baguettes ourselves in the Games Village,” said Chef Stephane Chicheri.
There will also be a food court in the sports village
Between the sports village and the restaurants will be a food court space with a 500 square metre (5,400 square foot) terrace. A special meal will also be offered to the athletes, designed by chefs Charles Guilloy and Stephane Chicheri of Sodexo Live. “For me, when it comes to Paris, croissants are one of the first things we want to eat. We will make croissants with artichoke and truffle. It is a vegetarian dish that is easy and fun to eat on the go,” said executive chef Stephane Chicheri.
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How did India get convenience
The menu for Indian athletes was given to the Paris Olympics organisers during a meeting with the Indian Olympic Association. India’s team chief Shiva Keshavan said, “Our list of revised menus to include Indian cuisine was accepted. Food is a big issue for our athletes. Of course, in the Olympics, you can connect with cuisines from around the world. But we pressured the organisers to include a South Asian menu for our athletes.”
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FIRST PUBLISHED : July 25, 2024, 08:59 IST