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Adam Peaty claims athletes at Paris Olympics found worms in their food
(www.theguardian.com)
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It's France, it was probably a delicacy...
But portions vary widely by culture, and considering these are literally Olympic athletes, it's weird ant would expect all their food to be catered. Like, Phelps ate 11k.calories a day or something nuts.
Not arguing against your point, but I doubt Phelps is consuming that many calories during competition.
That's the diet of someone training for a competition. Practices will taper down the closer you are to the event. I'd bet he'd still have a crazy appetite, but there's no way he's doing the crazy yardage/workouts that require that many calories the week of competition.
I remember footage of him on TV shoveling in huge plates of spaghetti in the ready room at the venue he was competing at that day.
Chad Ochoa Cinco Johnson used to sign autographs after practices while eating from a giant and seemingly never ending bag filled with Mcdoubles and McChickens.
Like, dude would go thru 10 each. Pen in one hand signing, Mikey Ds in the other.
He said it was the easiest way to get the calories he needed during the season.
Yeah, like I said the appetite doesn't go away. But 100000 calories is just so much, that's likely a number he's hitting in training with the help of ice cream and other stuff.
Even if he cuts his food intake in half around race time, he's still eating almost 3x as much as your typical person. Plenty of room for spaghetti.
I just picture Phelps (high as hell) asking an Olympic attendant what their spaghetti policy was poolside while eating a bag of spaghetti.
You're confusing France with Italy
French here, it is also produced in France.
From the wp page you sent:
Variations of this cheese also exist in Corsica, France, where it is called casgiu merzu, and is especially produced in some Southern Corsicanvillages like Sartène.
oh no.... the rot is spreading!
Lana! Southern Corsican villages are known for their ~~leather~~ edible worms!
France does have Mimolette, which is delicious, if a bit strange. Italy is definitely taking the worm cake, though. No freaking thank you.
My dad told a story about how they were honeymooning in Paris (this was back in the 60s) and they were at a cafe and they saw this interesting-looking cheese with black dots on it. And then they noticed the dots were moving. And then a waiter came by and waved a cloth on the cheese and they all flew away.
They did not order the cheese.
I'd never heard of that. Ah, something new I'll never eat willingly. Hurp.