– I don’t think there are any Michelin chefs here. I don’t think there are trained chefs in that kitchen here. That’s what cyclist Søren Wærenskjold says, who has arrived in the Olympic village. About the same number of people live there as in his own hometown, Mandal. He is one of many performers who have eagerly set foot in the village, which has many rules. EXCITED: Søren Wærenskjold has made it from the Tour de France to the Olympic village in Paris. Photo: Stian Lysberg Solum / NTB – A lot of things In the large food hall, which houses six restaurants, 45,000 meals will be served a day. Food is served around the clock. Sand volleyball players Christian Sørum and Anders Mol experienced that there was simply not enough food at the start. Top sports manager in the Norwegian Sports Confederation, Tore Øvrebø, confirms on Thursday that both the quality and quantity of food will be a theme in the days before the games start. – We have high expectations for food when we travel to France. They haven’t quite delivered, but they are on their way, says Øvrebø and continues: – There are several nations that have reacted, and I feel that the organizer takes it seriously. This is no longer a problem. Now there is both enough and tasty food for those who bother to look around the canteen, so things are going well, says Øvrebø. Wærenskjold understands that food production can be demanding. – When you have to cook for 16,000 people, I understand that it’s not just about cooking the very best food, says Wærenskjold. Read everything about the 2024 Summer Olympics here. THE FOOD HALL TESTED: Visitors to the Olympic Village during a test of the food hall last month. Photo: DIMITAR DILKOFF / AFP He understands that not all food is at its best with so many mouths to feed in one day. – Then there will probably be some dry meat or dry chicken and some overcooked pasta. I’ve found quite a few things I like, so I’m quite satisfied eventually, says Wærenskjold. – There is a lot of miscellaneous stuff, including a lot of halal meat, without my knowing that it was there, but it also works, says handball player Gabriel Setterblom. But some common foods are conspicuous by their absence, such as French fries and avocados. – French fries are too risky because of the risk of fire with the frying, one of the head chefs Charles Guilloy told the New York Times. The same newspaper writes that Great Britain has chosen to boycott the restaurants in the Olympic village. This is as a result of food shortages and the serving of uncooked meat. Because of this, the British have flown an extra chef to Paris, writes the newspaper. FOOD CHAOS: Chef Charel Guilloy talks to Laurent Michaud, the French president of the Paris Olympics. Photo: DIMITAR DILKOFF / AFP Takes into account The avocado is cut from the food plate for climate reasons. The reason is that the French organizers have a goal of halving the food service’s carbon footprint compared to the Olympics in London in 2012. Because in the world’s largest sports event with around 10,500 athletes, there is a lot of logistics that must fall into place. The athlete village is spread over 330,000 square metres, or roughly 51 football pitches more figuratively speaking. OLYMPIC VILLAGE: The entrance to the village where the athletes live during the Paris Olympics. Photo: Benoit Tessier / Reuters The well-known French dish Fois Gras is also conspicuous by its absence. The dish consists of duck or goose fatty liver and is highly controversial as it involves forced feeding. Thus, for example, the dish is not allowed to be produced in Norway. Alcohol is also not served inside the athletes’ village. FRENCH CLASSIC: Foie Gras. Photo: KEVORK DJANSEZIAN / AFP 300,000 condoms But the absence of food is not the only thing that has attracted attention in the athletes’ village. During the Games in Tokyo three years ago, the cardboard beds received a lot of attention. They have once again become a topic. – The beds are the same as last time. They are a little hard. You probably don’t sleep very well the first few nights, but then it gets better, says handball player Kristian Bjørnsen. False rumors were spread that they were made of cardboard to scare the athletes from having sex. The news agency AFP was among those who fact-checked the case. There are 300,000 condoms available for the athletes, that is 28 condoms for each and every athlete. There are many who believe that the beds are not particularly comfortable. – They are hard. That’s what Vipers player Jamina Roberts says, she is captain of the Swedish handball team. They have bought new mattresses for the cardboard beds. In this video, we check out how the much talked about cardboard beds can be specified for each individual athlete. According to top sports manager Tore Øvrebø, the Norwegian athletes have not complained about the beds. Nevertheless, one of the sponsors has offered to provide new mattress toppers, but it is not clear when these will be in place in the Olympic village. No air conditioning The hotel rooms are designed so that it should not be necessary to use air conditioning, but several countries have not chosen to rely on it. For several countries such as Norway, the USA and the UK, they have chosen to bring their own air conditioners for their athletes. – The janitors from Olympiatoppen have installed air conditioning, hung up banners and turned it into a small piece of Norway in the rental, says Øvrebø on Thursday. According to Dagbladet, Norway has bought air conditioning for NOK 500,000. 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