What are the athletes eating at the Summer Olympics in Paris?

Paris not only hosts a major sports event, but also a top-class culinary challenge. In addition to the athletes, the organizers also face an ambitious task: every day they have to provide around 15,000 people from all over the world with meals that meet both the sporting requirements and cultural preferences. The Olympic Village, which is housed in a former film studio in Saint-Denis, will accommodate around 10,500 athletes from a total of 206 nations over the coming weeks. They will be joined by team staff and officials. During this time, Paris will also be home to the world's largest restaurant with 3,200 seats, which will provide around 40,000 meals a day. A team of 200 employees will prepare over 500 recipes. Local and seasonal ingredients are used, with around 80% of the products coming from France and the surrounding area. For example, the potatoes are supplied by a farm less than 30 kilometres from the Olympic Village. In addition to international, French, Asian, African and Caribbean options, there is also a halal station, as Australian boxer Tina Rahimi shows on TikTok. Around 40 percent of the dishes are vegetarian.