The official website of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games has announced that pho and spring rolls will be the two dishes served to athletes during the competition. This is not only a great source of pride but also a great opportunity to promote Vietnamese cuisine to international friends. The image of hot bowls of pho and delicious spring rolls appearing on the dining tables of the world's top athletes will certainly make Vietnamese people extremely proud.
Instead of being called by popular names like "Spring Roll" or "Chinese Spring Roll" as before, the organizers call the dish "nem" and introduce that this is "Vietnamese cuisine".
Vietnamese light dishes are loved by foreign diners.
In particular, pho will be served in all three main meals each day, showing the host country's respect for traditional Vietnamese cuisine. According to nutritionists, Vietnamese pho is a carbohydrate-rich dish, providing suitable energy for athletes in the pre-competition stage. From a psychological perspective, Vietnamese athletes eating familiar dishes will create good mental momentum for competition.
Adding pho and spring rolls to the menu of the world’s top sporting event allows Vietnamese athletes to enjoy familiar dishes in a foreign land. This is also an opportunity for Vietnam to promote its traditional dishes to international friends.
Besides the familiar flavors of pho and spring rolls, the menu at the Paris 2024 Olympics also offers a diverse culinary feast with rustic boiled eggs, sweet and tender chicken, premium beef... The Paris 2024 Olympic Athletes' Village is like a miniature culinary world with 6 culinary stalls with their own unique styles, from the Asian street corner with the fragrant aroma of pho to the luxurious European space with traditional dishes.
Host of 2024 Paris Olympics serves Vietnamese dishes
Under the talented hands of top chefs, each dish is not only a work of culinary art but also a source of abundant energy for athletes, prepared according to the strictest food hygiene and safety standards.
Not only will the menu at the Paris 2024 Olympics cater to the diverse tastes of athletes from around the world, it will also be based on scientific nutritional principles, with information on ingredients and calories clearly disclosed. This will help athletes easily choose dishes that suit their needs.
The selection of pho and spring rolls into the menu of the 2024 Paris Olympics is not the first time that Vietnamese cuisine has appeared in the Olympic arena. Previously, pho appeared at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics with a special version with premium Wagyu beef, and stir-fried pho became the "national dish" at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics. This shows that Vietnamese cuisine is increasingly asserting its position on the world culinary map.
