Norwegians issue cheeky challenge to hosts over Olympic food

PARIS: The Norwegian delegation engaged in some good-natured ribbing of their hosts over comments about food quality and small portions at the athletes’ Olympic village, claiming to have more medals in recent years than the French for their cuisine.

“When you travel to France you expect that the food will be very, very good. I’d like to point out that Norway also has a performance culture when it comes to food,” Norway’s chef de mission Tore Oevrebroe told reporters on Thursday with a glint in his eye.