During the Winter Olympics, the Beijing Winter Olympic Village will receive nearly 1,700 athletes and team officials from delegations from 44 countries and regions. It adheres to the principle of "athlete-centricity" and aims to provide delegations with 24-hour high-quality accommodation, catering, logistics and other support services.
In the living area, in addition to warm and comfortable accommodation services, there are fitness centers, entertainment centers, comprehensive clinics and other related functional spaces. In addition, the Village offers a healthy, safe and varied range of dining services, with a menu of 678 dishes approved by the International Olympic Committee, which is cycled every 8 days.
At noon on February 9, IOC President Bach came to the restaurant of the main media center of the Beijing Winter Olympics to dine.
Bach met with a reporter who was eating and asked what kind of recommended dishes he had. The reporter recommended that he could eat dumplings, but Bach said that coming to China was catching up with the New Year, and he had not eaten dumplings less recently, and he had eaten fat. Seeing the reporter eating roast potatoes, Bach said he preferred to eat spicy dishes.
Since the opening of Beijing Winter Olympic Village, with its thoughtful service and comfortable and sound facilities, it has won the favor of many foreign athletes. On overseas social platforms, many athletes have shared their experiences of visiting and eating here, and have received countless praises.
On the evening of February 8, Gu Ailing posted a video on social media that can be called "immersive Versailles", which also attracted the attention of netizens. In the picture, she first bit the gold medal, and then naturally bit the bun, netizens commented: "Good guys, taking the gold medal is as simple as eating buns!" Someone jokingly asked, "Is the gold medal delicious?" ”
▲ Source: Douyin @ Frog Princess Ailing
On February 9, Malta's only participating athlete, Janice Spitery, competed in the women's U-shaped track skills qualification tournament for snowboarding, and in an interview with CCTV, she said: Chinese food is her favorite, and she eats 6 bean bags a day!
▲ Source: Weibo @ CCTV News
A few days ago, Julia Marino, an American athlete who won the runner-up in the Women's Slope Steeplechase Of Winter Olympic Snowboarding Competition, talked about her favorite food in the Olympic Village - dumplings in an interview with NBC.
"Since I came here, I've eaten about 200 dumplings." Marino smiled and said, "I came back from the mountains (training) and ate dumplings. ”
▲ Marino in an interview with NBC
She also talked about her life in the Olympic Village. The Olympic Village has enforced strict COVID-19 rules, while Marino has found a "self-entertaining" pastime, listening to music, dancing and singing with friends in addition to training and competition.
"It's very interesting. Before the sun goes down, we'll host some wonderful little music events in the sun. ”
Marino finished second in the women's steeplechase on the 6th.
During the competition, athletes from all over the world "posted" their food on social media. For example, dutch speed skater Yuta Lyrdine posted the Vlog of "Winter Olympic Village Tour" on social platforms, which received more than 200,000 likes. In the face of a variety of global cuisines, she chose the spicy and hot with more "Chinese flavor" and ate it with relish, successfully attracting the attention of many netizens.
▲ Lyrdane "sun" spicy hot
American snowboarder Tessa Maude, who was moved to cry by volunteers at the opening of the Beijing Winter Olympics, transformed into a "eat broadcast" broadcaster, frequently posting several Chinese delicacies in the Winter Olympic Village: Kung Pao chicken, dumplings, sweet and sour tenderloin, mapo tofu, Dan Dan noodles...
▲ Image source: TikTok @tessamaud_
She not only praised the delicious snacks of the Winter Olympic Village, but also expressed her love for the onions, peanuts and peppers in the Kung Pao chicken cubes, and directly recorded her appearance when she ate: first take a bite of the dumplings, then take a bite of the cake, and smile and nod with satisfaction from time to time.
In the video caption, she also asked everyone: Please tell me what else is delicious to taste?
Netizens spare no effort to recommend Chinese food: "Eat hot pot!!! That's every Chinese's favorite! ”
"Did you eat xiaolongbao?" I love xiaolongbao the most! ”
Although many "foodie" netizens could not provide advice, they all said with "hungry eyes": "Mapo tofu looks too fragrant!" I'm hungry! ”
In addition to food, the technology on the table has also attracted the attention of the US media. NBC reported on February 3 on the robots on the Table of the Winter Olympics. "Robots hang from the ceiling of the media center's restaurant, serving people dishes, while other robots are preparing meals and cooking dishes. Huge robotic arms lower noodles from the ceiling to the dining table... People can pick up food from robots and eat as much as they want. ”
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