A special "recommended menu" with an emphasis on Chinese cuisine
is being prepared for the athletes competing in the 2008 Beijing
Olympics, a commerce official said on Tuesday.
Deng Tingfu of the Ministry of Commerce told Xinhua that to
highlight the Chinese characteristics of the Olympics most of the
100 courses on the menu would be Chinese. The menu will be arranged
by the China Cuisine Association in line with the requests of the
Preparation Committee of the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
Deng said that an expert panel would be responsible for
evaluating the nutrition of each course before they are exhibited
at the Second China Catering Exposition in Xi'an of northwest
China's Shaanxi Province on October 18 to 20.
"We will present the dishes to get advice from visitors, experts
from the catering and sports industries and athletes
representatives for the 2008 Olympic Games," Deng said at a press
conference for the exposition.
He said the dishes would be served in simulated dining rooms for
sportsmen.
Modification based on the advice of experts and general visitors
would be made before the recommended menu was formally submitted to
the preparation committee of the 2008 Beijing Olympics who had the
final say on the issue, he noted.
(Xinhua News Agency June 21, 2006)