According to The Times newspaper on the 26th (local time), Andy Anson, chairman of the British Olympic Association (BOA), said, "Paris
"The Olympic food has quality issues. There aren't enough eggs, chicken and certain carbohydrates, and the meat served to athletes is served raw," he said, pointing out the food in the athletes' village.
"We need to make dramatic improvements within the next few days. The British athletes will be eating at a training facility next to the athletes' village that the British have prepared separately," he added.
"The demand for food was higher than expected, so we decided to bring in an additional chef from the UK," he said. One British athlete said, "There was order at the Tokyo Olympics. But at the Paris Olympics,
"People will gather all at once," he said. "At the Paris Olympics, during crowded times, it may be impossible to eat even a single piece of chicken."
The German men's hockey team players who participated in the Paris Olympics also stayed in the athletes' village.
The German news agency DPA reported on the 28th (Korean time) that "The German men's hockey team criticized the food provided in the athletes' village, saying that the quantity was insufficient and the quality was poor."
"The food is terrible. You have to queue for a long time and the portions are very small," Germany national team player Christopher Lull said in an interview with DPA.
The quality of the food is also poor," he said, drawing attention. Prior to this, the Paris Olympic Organizing Committee announced that the menu for the athletes' village would be vegetarian in order to reduce carbon emissions.
As a result, it appears that players are lacking protein sources such as chicken and eggs in their diet.
However, South Korean national team athletes will be provided with a different menu.
According to Yonhap News, 15 chefs dispatched from the National Athletes Village in Jincheon, North Chungcheong Province, will provide the athletes with two delicious and well-balanced lunches a day.
The Korean food cooking team is concerned about food deterioration, so meat, vegetables, and fruits are sourced from France, and 1.5 tons of rice (including millet), 0.5 tons of kimchi, and all other seasonings are imported from overseas.
Airlifted from Korea.
2024/07/30 10:24 KST
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