Guest guest Posted August 28, 2004 Report Share Posted August 28, 2004 Thought some of you mike like this: http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/chronicle/archive/2004/08/28/SPGH08FMLF\ 1.DTL >Olympic chefs feed the world >300 tons of fruits and vegetables, 25,000 loaves of bread per day > >Athens -- There's a run on kimchi in the Olympic Village. Senior executive chef Crane placed an emergency order for another ton of the fermented Korean cabbage dish, after the Olympic athletes chewed through two tons of it in 15 days. > >Feeding the Olympians, with all their different dietary needs and ethnic palates, is a Herculean task requiring 50 senior chefs and 600 cooks at the Olympic Village. On a typical day during the Summer Games, 10,000 athletes consumed 300 tons of fruit and vegetables, 25,000 loaves of bread and 15,000 liters of milk. > > " The strategy is to put as many choices as possible out there, " said Crane, who works for the Aramark food management company. Each night, athletes selected from 12 entrees including meat, five pasta dishes, casseroles and pizza. There was a salad station, with a table of oils, vinegars and spices, and the dessert station -- complete with " spoon sweets, " a popular Greek nightcap of fruit, typically cherries, in a thick sugar syrup. > >On average, athletes ate 3 pounds of food per meal, while the rest of us are satisfied with 1. Heidi Jean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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