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.
Three million bananas to fuel Olympics
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.
At last the OlympicRelating to the Olympic Games, which take place every four years. torch has reached ParisThe 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.. Its journey had started at OlympiaA town in western Greece. in Greece, where it was lit for the first time. It went to AthensOne of the great city-states of the ancient world and the birthplace of democracy., then to MarseilleA port city in southern France. and even to MartiniqueA Caribbean island that is an overseas region of France. . Now there are just days to go until the opening ceremony of the day.
The idea of the torch relay is to bring people together. France is a divided country, especially after the recent electionA vote in which someone is chosen to represent a group of people. .
The Olympic Games are usually seen as being above politics. The events are supposed to bring people from all over the world together in peace.
Now, some think that world peace will not be found in the torch relay, but rather with the events' chefs!
The chefs' operation is a huge one. The dining hall in the Olympic Village is 220m long and 24m wide and can seat 3,500 people.
It is divided into six restaurants, each serving a different type of food, from French or Asian to halalMeaning "lawful", a dietary rule followed by many Muslims. It includes rules on how animals should be slaughtered. . Up to 40,000 meals will be served per day.
According to chef Jeff Leidy, bananas are athletes' favourite food: "We anticipateExpect something to happen. getting two or three million bananas."
There are many other people to be fed too, from staff to viewers. The head of the Paris Olympics expects 13 million meals to be served altogether.
Is food the key to world peace?
Yes! Eating together is something all countries and cultures have in common. Sharing food with someone else is one of the best ways of getting to know them.
No! Ordinary people might connect over food. But for world peace, we need politicians to solve huge problems around the world. Even the best meal will not stop wars.
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.
Three million bananas to fuel Olympics

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.