Beijing, March 8 (Xinhua) -- Recently, the winter Paralympic Games have been frequently reported. In the competition on March 6, the Chinese national team won two gold medals and two bronze medals from the Yanqing Alpine Ski Resort. The dazzling medals are inseparable from the hard work and sweat of athletes and coaches, and also make the Yanqing Winter Olympic Village catering support team that personally serves the Chinese national team feel proud.
Image source: Yanqing Winter Olympic Village Catering Support Team
It is understood that at the beginning of the Winter Paralympic Games, the catering service guarantee team of Yanqing Winter Olympic Village took the provision of meals at alpine ski venues as an important work content of the catering service guarantee of Yanqing Winter Paralympic Village. On March 4th, the alpine ski resort officially opened for meals, and the menu was IPC-approved Western-style light meals, and the first day of the meals ran smoothly.
At 22:00 on March 5, Gao Xuemei, catering manager of the Yanqing Village venue operation team, received a demand from the Chinese team members preparing for the alpine venue to provide some delicious Chinese hot meals.
Liu Guopeng, deputy director of catering of the Yanqing Village venue operation team, led the team to organize relevant personnel to discuss the catering plan for the first time, and the catering service guarantee team BTG Group responded quickly, listing from multiple links such as food safety, menu formulation, and meal supply process, clarifying the responsible person, and marking the time node. Taking into account factors such as food safety and the timeliness of meal delivery, the kitchen team of the athletes' restaurant mobilized ingredients overnight and selected 12 skilled chefs.
Image source: Yanqing Winter Olympic Village Catering Support Team.
According to the plan, semi-finished products were made in the kitchen of the athletes' main restaurant, and then quickly cooled and vacuumed, transported by special car cold chain in the early morning of the 6th, and delivered to the breakfast room of the Alpine Stadium at 8:00 a.m. on March 6.
According to the time node of the list, at lunchtime on the same day, 23 Chinese national team athletes and more than 10 accompanying officials were provided with authentic and delicious Chinese hot meals. The menu includes home-cooked potato chips, braised beef brisket, minced meat tofu, fish and chicken fillets, etc., which not only ensure balanced nutrition but also pay attention to taste matching, and the warm service has won unanimous praise from the national team.
Wang Xiangping, the leader of the Chinese national team, commented: "The catering service guarantee team of Yanqing Winter Paralympic Village responded in a timely manner, so that the athletes of the national team could eat delicious meals, thank you for your intimate and meticulous service." (End)