The head of the Russian delegation in Rio is not happy about the food situation in the Olympic Village, reports R-Sport.
“The food situation is, to put it gently, bad,” Igor Kazikov told the Russian-language news outlet. “There is no variety in the dishes. And at first there were normal, metal forks and spoons, but it seems they’ve run out, and now we’re getting disposable ones.”
Especially galling to Kazikov, whose formal title is director of the Russian Olympic Committee’s Main Directorate for Participation in Olympic Sports Events, is the poor selection of fruit on hand.
“You would think, considering it’s a southern country, there should be fruit. But in the cafeteria, there are very few, and it’s always the same ones over and over,” Kazikov sniffed.
And don’t get him started on the tea.
“There are big problems with tea in Brazil,” Kazikov said. “Everyone tries to push coffee on you.”
Luckily, it sounds like the Russian delegation has rented a house in Rio and hired a private chef who has been cooking for hungry fans. Though it’s not totally clear from Kazikov’s quote in R-Sport who gets to take advantage of the special accommodations, “reviews have been good.” According to Kazikov, the chef has been making borscht and little dumplings, and is even making the food available for takeout in order to help rectify the problem in the Olympic Village.
It was all much better at the 2014 Winter Games at home in Russia, said Kazikov. “With respect to food, we are all remembering Sochi with fondness, despite all the negativity that has surrounded it. In terms of organization, Sochi was superior to all other Olympic Games.”
