There will be no French fries but plenty of lentils offered to athletes attending the Paris Olympics, with organizers unveiling their food offering on Tuesday that combines eco-minded recipes with French gastronomy.
Executive chef for the Olympic Village of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, Charles Guilloy from Sodexo Live!, cooks during a photo session in Rungis, near Paris , on December 4, 2023.PARIS –
"People are going to meet here in France, with its culture, its heritage but also its gastronomy and so there are expectations," chief Paris 2024 organizer Tony Estanguet told reporters. "For technical reasons, we can't offer fries," said Estelle Lamotte, deputy director of village catering at food group Sodexo, told reporters.
"One of the major commitments by Paris 2024 was offering vegetarian meals in order to halve the carbon footprint of each meal on average," he said.At sports venues, 60% of food offered to fans will be vegetarian and the temporary stadium hosting skateboarding, BMX and breakdancing at the Place de la Concorde in central Paris will be entirely meat-free.
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