Olympians trash Village food as ‘not great’ - except for this one item they can’t get enough of

[@bigsarge8795]

One of the culinary centers of the world .... and the best things are the muffins. Unreal.

[@dmgfoto4508]

You just said it. France ALWAYS likes to boast about being #1 in cooking great foods and baking but there's not 1 great item on the athlete's menus.

[@Kitchie26]

Well, welcome to the "new French cuisine"😂

[@thegalhorowitz]

@@dmgfoto4508they shouldve had the olympics in Istanbul when they had the chance before it turned to middle east. Awesome food and hospitality in general. Puts all europe to shame. Italy would be better too. French messed up.

[@joannagakunju4793]

🤣🤣🤣

[@mr.perfect748]

Yeah thats like 200 hundreds years ago buddy . Now it’s a freaky show with a president married to his teacher 🤮🤮🤮

[@rayr.1813]

Literally in one of the culinary capitals of the world and they cant get a decent meal?

[@johnwhick7419]

It’s not a culinary capital of the world. Just take your favorite dish and add 4x the butter. There you go you have French Cuisine.

[@tanithschneider3051]

@BabyGirlDontEvenPlay They went for a more plant based menu and don’t have enough protein for the athletes and they have been running out of food. So…I don’t know why you wouldn’t realize athletes like this need a lot of carbs, proteins and fats to perform at an optimum level. But then they also thought cardboard beds with prison type mattresses would be great for them too.

[@brokengirl8619]

So everything Paula Dean has ever made is French Cuisine. Got it.

[@pete6705]

@BabyGirlDontEvenPlay ha, they don’t have to like it. And it looks horrible. Plain steamed chicken and broccoli is like torture to eat

[@thedogwhowearsasuit.9425]

Culinary Capitals? What does it even mean?

[@kuma--]

Britain invites its own chef💀💀💀💀

[@kindredmalise6633]

Hate crime. Feed your visitors well. Unwelcoming to people coming into your country as guests. Shameful.

[@ozzymenozzy1788]

France should be banned for ever hosting the Olympics again. Enough is enough. Give it to countries that actually put effort into it.

[@JRyan-dz4fd]

Italy wins the food wars 😛 "We'll" confirm it again in Milan in 2026 😛

[@lambertlum1087]

​@@JRyan-dz4fd Italy wins the food wars? I want Japan back as the hosting country.

[@marianfrances4959]

Agreed!

[@JRyan-dz4fd]

@@lambertlum1087 In the context of European cuisine, yes 😛

[@galaxygirl7122]

Only 2 cities from 2 countries volunteered to host this year. Paris won the vote and Los Angeles was given 2028 Olympics to host

[@shanicestella2226]

The Athletes Feel like treated like a Starving Prisoner

[@TheRealKendrick]

I wonder if the French athletes have to eat that too? Or are they being fed real food to keep them in top shape?

[@Diotima0fMantinea]

Imagine training for 4 years and then receiving this type of treatment. I would feel like I was being sabatoged in some shape or form.

[@Matt67012]

Wonder how long these Olympic villages last at this rate. Just airbnb or different hotels for each country

[@lacarpetrondukemarriott]

It’s ok though because they used most of the money for the opening ceremony 🤡🤡🤡

[@JT-bs2lm]

Most of them are not training for merely 4 years. Majority have been training for all their lives, not just from the last Olympics.

[@rayray8687]

⁠​⁠@BabyGirlDontEvenPlay: It is 100% the responsibility of the meals provider Sodexo Live, they are the hired food contractor for the event.

[@zawwin1846]

@BabyGirlDontEvenPlayThe host DOES have a responsibility considering the global event and prestige . Thats like serving McDonalds in State dinner and saying… oh it’s not their responsibility to serve gourmet meals.

[@jedi10101]

declaring an Olympic event in a sewer was a foreshadowing of what to expect from the Paris 2024 Sewerlympics.

[@jamescosby2343]

Exactly! Thank you!

[@じゃが天丼]

Parimpic

[@lacarpetrondukemarriott]

They used most of the budget for the🏳️‍🌈🤡👹opening ceremony.

[@jamescosby2343]

Nailed it! Thank you!

[@elastictowels9659]

Dawg why do u care

[@shaylalauren]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@aurelian2668]

​@@elastictowels9659 igit kag nawong

[@cloudcovercreations]

@@elastictowels9659Because it matters. Imagine setting that as a model example for future generations, it’s pure insanity.

[@gailcarey3597]

And the world thinks the Olympics is honoring their athletic achievements? This isn’t the first Games that offered subpar accommodations, yet went all out for the Opening Ceremonies.

[@katiewilliams5643]

Food looks disgusting I wonder what the pool venue foods like I hope it’s not a sandwitch with nasty cheese on it I feel for the athletes

[@rickmakoul1439]

The Muffins were shipped-in from Spain. ; )

[@C4TC4T]

Wait really? That’s hilarious 😂

[@noryu5792]

@@C4TC4T nop, they were made in France, it's the same supplier for the French University market.

[@cerbzzz7147]

nope

[@drivenbyrage5710]

This Olympics is shaping up to be the worst ever.

[@Smarty2able]

bc all that money went to drag dancing and twirling their ding dongs in our faces

[@AtlantaGuns]

Isn’t France supposed to have the best food? This is a slap in the face to these elite athletes 🤦‍♂️

[@merk9569]

My experience with French food was extremely disappointing. I’ve been blessed to travel to various countries and my only disappointment has been with French food. I had always heard English food was bad; that wasn’t my experience. As an American, I found that the food in Great Britain was excellent.

[@Sleepwalker507]

Nope, we love french fries

[@owenfautley]

​@@merk9569Team GB has sent in their own chefs to make meals for their athletes so that they don't have to eat in the olympic village cafeteria.

[@rgroppi1305]

Boycott Olympics

[@Cubeytheawesome]

They ain’t worth waiting 4 years if we don’t get a Mario and Sonic crossover (the Olympics cancelled the series in favor of NFTs)

[@iheartlofi]

Survival food.

[@tibitachan]

This Olympics will change my perception of France. Honestly, I wouldn't call it a developed country. Inequality is glossed over as rampant discrimination, selfishness, and political correctness. It's a disappointing developing country with a low level of education and a dilapidated economy, so please do your best to become a developed country.

[@trublacking8572]

That is what I'm trying to tell you to how are you in France and you have bad food France is one of those places that has the best food capital in the world the whole entire Olympics have been a joke other than the athletes

[@redrose-gd8fu]

Boycott Olympic 2024 Boycott France

[@jeremiasdrumond7457]

Looks like prison food 💀💀💀

[@jesterborg4848]

You should look up our prision food in Sweden its actually better then at our retierment homes for the people that worked their whole life and payed taxes. Its a broken and corrupt system

[@lfyoucan9065]

French cuisine is overrated. The food in Japan is 100 times better than in France.

[@BM24DK]

Who said this is French cuisine? It's a cafeteria ...in Paris yes. Nobody promised it would 5/5 cafeteria food

[@marianfrances4959]

France needs to show some respect! These are OLYMPIAN athletes. 🎵They are the CHAMPIONS 🏆 🥇 OF THE WORLD 🌎 🎵

[@Jaycee3]

If I were them, I'm gonna have to take a quick stroll and hit up a local restaurant, not this HomeTown Buffet spread. Love you, HomeTown Buffett. RIP

[@Timewave-Zer0]

They spent billions on their little lgbtqp fiasco and forgot about the athletes 😮‍💨

[@almarn]

Change your daily dose of medicine....opening costs were 90 millions us...

[@rayray8687]

@@almarn: Wonder how much a truckload of fake chicken made from pulverized bean curd costs?

[@Smarty2able]

exactly my thoughts

[@kashaw33]

It was never about the athletes anyway!!! Freakshow it is...

[@kashaw33]

@rickmortar7886 Then why did the IOC apologize for offending 5 billion people across the globe? Christian people? Research is healthy.

[@GamesAccount-gg9ik]

Budget Olympics

[@jedi10101]

sewerlympics

[@Vickielindstrander]

It would be profitable to sell whole roasted chicken, pigs and beef over charcoal next to the athletes' village.

[@nelsonomicsruns9246]

I spent a summer working at a school in England and r they did Not allow ANY Salt on campus unless adults brought it ourselves which of course I did. First meal the security had his own shaker, am example I followed asap.

[@yoyomendez9799]

it’s a little IRONIC don’t you think? King Charles’ €500K lobster dinner blows hole in French presidency’s budget A state dinner with the U.K.’s king cost the French nearly €500,000.

[@dchen345]

Erik Shoji was just being nice. That food was lower than prison food and school lunch.

[@Ace-v3t]

The athletes should refuse to participate

[@Mojo571]

There are more beautiful and hospitable countries in the world, Never choose that country again.

[@kwokmingng4548]

Can we imagine 2024 in L.A. 🤔 under $980 is free.....

[@alwayslearning7672]

Shocking nutrition for the best athletes in the world. How any medal were won I dont know.🙄

[@user-or6yn8pm3c]

They were expecting Michelin star chef prepared meals. Lol😅😅

[@BA-mv8pp]

I've been saying for years french food is over rated. Think about it. Centuries ago when their biggest food competitors were nearby nations like Germany and great Britain, then yea, French food was better than saurkraut or kidney pie. But nowadays when the world can dine on Chinese, Mexican, Indian and Italian food etc right in their own neighborhood, most French food is plain and boring. Honestly some of the best food I ever had was at a couple orphanages in india made by old aunties. French food couldn't hold a candle.

[@gardenrxpert6573]

My gut can’t handle spicy food. No thank you.

[@stephen10.]

Do you confond a cafeteria with industrial french food and french food in a restaurant 3 stars ?

[@BA-mv8pp]

Absolutely. I've had higher end french food, not Michelin star though. I'll put that up against indian food made by old aunties with their local meat and spices any day. Much deeper flavor, and none of the bougie attitude.

[@smtandearthboundsuck8400]

@@BA-mv8pp trve asian food is hard to beat. But France is king of evropa

[@BA-mv8pp]

@@smtandearthboundsuck8400 I would put Italy and Spain over France, but it is debatable for sure.

[@donoftheuniverse]

France should have increased budget for food at Olympics.

[@crispy6311]

This has to be the most poorly organized Olympics in modern history. France should never be able to host it again.... but unfortunately, the committee gets paid to make their decisions on who gets to host.

[@aniketyadav7023]

Now i see how they saved money

[@ImUrZaddy]

Just embarrassing

[@TeddyAura]

All the food items were discussed with each country's delegates. This is the source of the problem. I am pretty sure that if my personal trainer at the gym decides what I am going to eat during the day I will be furious.

[@joaojoao718]

Nas Olimpíadas do Rio qualquer coisa que acontecia de errado era noticiado em todos os jornais. Agora, na França está sendo pior e ninguém comenta nada.

[@Owen-ub3fv]

So no news is news now huh?

[@verysadcatc7897]

I take 10 Muffin please... it ain't healthy but atleast it taste better than the rest of menu.

[@Alec-x5l]

And they used to be the culinary capital of the world. How the mighty have fallen

[@cu11en76]

40 Billion Towards Zesty Satanist Ceremony but 20 dollars to each athlete in the village

[@zed316]

What'd you expect? The ancient Greeks were pioneers of Zest.

[@gems8167]

Goes to show where their heart is.

[@KateMorganStyle]

I’m satisfied one of those things looks like a WNBA vegetable casserole that’s ok with a couple of alcoholic ciders - but I think that one of those looks like a pasta that needed a Bechamel sauce or marinara sauce and oil combo to a fazul or Bechamel to pesto

[@shanicestella2226]

Athletes Couldn't Just live by " Let Them Eat Cakes and Croissants all the time "

[@ianjasperang3941]

Paris is one of the most unappetizing food in the world

[@grrrrrrrrtdg]

food may not great but grateful.

[@BM24DK]

The food looks fine? People complain too much.

[@philharrison2991]

Sodexo one of those awful massive logistic companies. Awful employee cafeteria style food.

[@Hollergirlohio]

It's not chicken. It's plant based. At least in the village.

[@Achintyanath]

Horrible

[@3v317]

France failed as a host for the Olympics. What a shame!

[@ranx9078]

French has lost its butter filled cuisine. Now it’s just gyros

[@thechillcorner504]

Peak French Cuisine 😂😂

[@meridaphoenix4036]

Culinary Centers due to promotion on media not due to the fact. Overrated food ever

[@knowledgehunter8919]

I thought the French were supposed to be famous for their cooking😂

[@MellouenieAranguran]

hunger games olympics

[@BG-ir1ii]

Is French Fries in the menu?

[@user-vacgod2739]

That’s a Belgian dish, not a French dish.

[@sergiolescano1709]

Get out from the Olímpico village, get into a local supermarket such as carrefour and buy their food rotisserie. I promised you won’t be disappointed! And Let’s GO USA!!!🇺🇸

[@JILL0704USA]

They'd probably do better with C-rations.

[@Sleepwalker507]

Not even french fries???

[@RextheRebel]

Do not eat or accept anything that qualifies as "halal". Reject it.

[@elimlinrr6898]

Minus 10 Michelin Star

[@bl7817]

Athletes need protein!!! French food does not live up to its rep. I worked in a Michelin starred restaurant, and staff had to eat there daily so we could recommend dishes and wines. A dish would be 3 oz. of meat, chicken or fish, a dab of rice and veg, and a pile of fatty sauce. They're all about "flavor flavor", and it mainly comes from the precious f'ing sauce. Also alcohol. Then you're labeled as declasse if you say you're still hungry. I hated it, and would never eat French cuisine again.

[@uelld.8371]

"Pan Au Chocolate"

[@eastafrica1020]

This is what woke ideas make people do.

[@anonanon7235]

Two words. Low Budget.

[@fredjackson3264]

Wait until 2026 Winter Olympics for great food in Italy!!! 🇮🇹

[@mionatsume5071]

Lee Kiefer is my type

[@kimannepark4709]

The Olympics has never been about the sports nor competition. It's to promote the woke culture, the LGBTQIA+ and spread political agendas! That's what France wants. That's what the IOC wants! Let the athletes suffer more. Let's hope France hosts more of these Olympics in the future!

[@marianfrances4959]

You're the one obsessed...

[@kimannepark4709]

@@marianfrances4959 don't be uncivilized and uneducated

[@griffin7352]

Oh No !

[@NhoyskieIbanez]

yeah Muffins are really great there.. and Eiffel tower!

[@ethanvolens]

I’ll take whatever isn’t halal.

[@RextheRebel]

Exactly.

[@haryanwar1263]

Look how much effort they put for the food. Even cheap unhygienic food in India looks better

[@marcleblanc6293]

I thought France was supposedly known for great cuisine? Not looking so great is it.....

[@gardenrxpert6573]

Chefs on strike like they always do in France.

[@germel1155]

Food to lose the Olympics, strategy? Athletes eat healthy and eat well...

[@smtandearthboundsuck8400]

C'est un muffin du CROUS ptdr 🤣

[@dougdavenport4778]

How much of the budget was spent on cigarettes?

[@yenxion6516]

😬 if they think that is bad wait until they get to California for the 2028 games. 😂

[@ko5498]

McDonald's and KFC should be providers of athlete meals, got chicken and nice carbs

[@IAM_The0ne]

Sodexo

[@marilyndurant9661]

imagine if you had to pay for it.

[@kindredmalise6633]

This is an inside secret. Feed the other Olympic contenders' trash, so your country can win.

[@mikedubovs1574]

Thought the French had the best cuisine in the world.. not left over Dennys

[@erwindaveg1]

This is FRANCE - WHAT DO YOU EXPECT? 😂

[@blancau8223]

Abusive to athletes

[@YohanesRobby]

now philippines sea games 2019 food looks better

[@ddanielpho]

The Olympics should told only In Asia. You will get great Food. Sorry folks.

[@Arthur_King_of_the_Britons]

France has some of the finest cuisine in the world and has more 3-star Michelin restaurants than any other country, 6X more than China

[@kengo7273]

@@Arthur_King_of_the_Britons 3-star restaurants 1 Tokyo (Japan) 12 2 Paris (France) 10 3 Hong Kong (China) 7 4 London (United Kingdom) 6 5 Kyoto (Japan) 5 6 New York (USA) 4 7 Barcelona (Spain) 4 8 San Francisco (USA) 3 8 Osaka (Japan) 3 8 Singapore (Singapore) 3 8 Beijing (China) 3

[@Arthur_King_of_the_Britons]

You are listing CITIES, not COUNTRIES.The 2024 Michelin Guides list 153 restaurants with 3 Michelin stars: 1 France (incl. Monaco) 30 2 Japan 20 3 Spain 15 4 Italy 13 4 United States 13 6 Germany 10 7 Hong Kong and Macau 9 7 United Kingdom 9 9 China Mainland 5 10 Switzerland 4 11 Taiwan 3 11 Singapore 3 11 Denmark 3 12 Belgium 2 12 Norway 2 13 Netherlands 1 13 Austria 1 13 Slovenia 1 13 South Korea 1 13 Sweden 1

[@kengo7273]

@@Arthur_King_of_the_Britons So you somehow excluded Hong Kong and Macau from China. Michelin is a French company so it's natural that France has the most 3-star restaurants in total because it covers more cities in France than in other countries, but if you want to compare by countries, it's ok.

[@Arthur_King_of_the_Britons]

@@kengo7273 I am just using the Michelin guide. I had no part in writing it

[@CraiiZeD]

If you want SPICE in your food france is not it 😂 they use mild flavor, and loads of wine and cheese to make up for it

[@Cubeytheawesome]

Yeesh, they abandoned Mario & Sonic for NFTs, the opening ceremony was atrocious, the events are boring, and now this. Ancient Greeks are spinning in their graves

[@rajmathew6220]

I had no idea all of you in the comments were eating from 5 star chefs everyday. I've known plenty of athletes, some professional, over the years who eat pretty basic stuff, as long as they're getting the proper nutrition.

[@sapphiredawn4321]

But this france they claim to be culinary masters but this is what the serve for food . Maybe the athletes don't need high quality food but this is FRANCE a country that brags about its cuisine

[@brockashsfrund]

They weren't getting proper nutrition. That's the problem

[@Uilani-g4m]

Vegan meals are not proper nutrition, as a matter of fact, it lacks essential nutrients found only in animal foods.

[@rajmathew6220]

@@brockashsfrund You're seeing a snapshot, not the whole picture, and making that assumption. Pretty sure there would be a bigger report/response and outrage beyond simply complaining about taste.

[@rajmathew6220]

@@sapphiredawn4321 True, that part is funny

[@佐藤田中-s3o]

オリンピックはLGBTQ活動家と環境活動家の祭典なので、スポーツ選手にかける予算はそれらへのコンサルタント料を引いた余りから出されます。

[@bobbymoss6160]

Muffins diet. Everybody gonna get fat and prediabetes after the Olympics.

[@realnapster1522]

The food looks ok to me. It’s at least better than what we get at work in US.

[@thehonesttruth8808]

Wow, don’t compare lunchroom Doris at your work to the friggin Olympics hosted in Paris

[@Smarty2able]

we don't even get free lunch

[@gardenrxpert6573]

Be grateful you get free food at work. Not a lot of US employers offer free lunch or snack.

[@Bls-of1ld]

U get food at work?!

[@mrcpaddler]

That opening ceremony extravaganza with the Trans Last Supper parody of people who believe is Jesus should have served notice to athletes that the world is changing, and eating animals is just not the way people should continue to live. France is a more enlightened culture.

[@annikaelisaa1879]

Enlightened or lightheaded because the lack of protein ?

[@Simplegirl760]

Here we go again. Americans constantly complaining. Bring your own food then. Nobody cares about the Olympics.

[@randomjoee]

Ahh sodexo even ruining the games

[@jimmartin1803]

Let them eat cake.

[@scottmcwave9479]

Everybody loves the muffins!

[@datumzinememories]

So baked goods for the win