Is food the key to world peace? With ten days to go before the Olympic Games open in Paris, chefs are preparing to cook 500 different dishes for the many athletes taking part.
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Stir fry: Over 15,000 athletes are coming from all over the world, many with their own very different food requirements. Glossary
Olympic - Relating to the Olympic Games, which take place every four years.
Paris - The capital of France. In mythology, Paris was a Trojan prince who caused the war with the Greeks by stealing Helen, the beautiful wife of King Menelaus of Sparta.
Olympia - A town in western Greece.
Athens - One of the great city-states of the ancient world and the birthplace of democracy.
Marseille - A port city in southern France.
Martinique - A Caribbean island that is an overseas region of France.
Election - A vote in which someone is chosen to represent a group of people.
Halal - Meaning "lawful", a dietary rule followed by many Muslims. It includes rules on how animals should be slaughtered.
Anticipate - Expect something to happen.