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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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.
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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.. The greatest games in the world is about to begin.
One of the ideas of the Olympic Games 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. .
Now, some think that world peace will not be found in the sports itself, 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."
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.
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Keywords
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.
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
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.
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.