France, a country that prides itself on its gastronomy, has taken a jab at Britain, a country it doesn’t even consider an opponent when it comes to food.
British athletes participating in the 2024 Paris Olympics are unhappy with the food in the Olympic village, The Times reported on Aug. 26 (local time).
They cited nutritional imbalances in the diet and the quality of the food.
The newspaper also cited a British athlete’s testimony that it was difficult to eat even a piece of chicken during peak dining hours, as the Paris organizers were trying to reduce carbon emissions by focusing on vegetarian meals instead of meat.
As you might expect, food insecurity at the Olympics is a very serious issue that can directly affect the outcome of the games. The food in the athletes’ village is one of the most important aspects for the organizing committee.
South Korean athletes don’t worry about food at all.
That’s because 15 chefs from the Jincheon National Athletes’ Village in Chungcheongbuk-do have been dispatched to France to provide delicious and well-balanced lunches every day.
The Team Korea Paris platform, organized by the Korea Sports Federation in Fontainebleau on the outskirts of Paris, has been busy again since the start of the Paris Olympics.
While the pre-games were more of a pre-training camp for national athletes to adjust to the jet lag and weather, the catering support center has taken on a much more colorful role since the start of the Games.
After warming up at the Team Korea Paris platform, the athletes moved to the Athletes’ Village, which opened on the 18th according to the schedule.
To ensure that the athletes do not lose their appetite once they move to the Athletes’ Village, the Korean Sports Ministry has been delivering lunch and dinner packed lunches twice a day to the Paris Olympic Village, an hour and a half drive from Fontainebleau.
Athletes can leave the meals at a specific location in the athletes’ village and they will be picked up.
“We are delivering lunch boxes to the athletes’ village twice a day with 140 servings per meal,” said an official from the Sports Council, adding that the number will increase to 150 servings per meal after the opening ceremony.
The Korean culinary team sourced meat, vegetables, and fruits from France, and 1.5 tons of rice (including multigrain), 0.5 tons of kimchi, and other condiments from Korea, as they were concerned about food spoilage.
The NOC has been customizing the boxed lunches according to the athletes’ requests.
Unlike the diet at the athletes’ village, which is often lacking in meat, the KAA’s lunchboxes include meat in every meal to support the athletes’ physical strength.
For athletes who find it difficult to eat their lunches due to frequent travel, they are also given snacks such as rice balls and glutinous rice porridge to replenish their energy.
When the national athletes return their lunch boxes, they thank the nutritionists and cooks who work so hard at the Fontainebleau catering center, saying, “You do so much for the athletes and coaches. Thank you. We enjoyed the food very much,’ and handwritten letters to express their gratitude.
The Team Korea Paris Platform, a pre-camp established 12 years after the Summer Olympics by the Korean Olympic Committee to promote the Taekwondo Warriors, will run until Aug. 11, the closing day of the Paris Games. 파워볼사이트 추천