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McDonald’s launches special Olympics menu in France with foods from around the world
The Olympics are now well underway in Paris and McDonald’s has launched a special menu to celebrate.
It includes menu items from around the world to honor many of the nations taking part, but it’s only available in France.
McDonald’s launches Olympics menu
The limited-time Olympics menu brings some of McDonald’s most iconic menu items from all over the world to France for the first time.
First up is the Greek Mac from Cyprus, featuring two juicy beef patties, lemon sauce, onions, lettuce and tomatoes wrapped in pita bread.
Then there is the Maple BBQ Quarter Pounder, a Canadian favorite with beef patties, bacon, onions, cheese, lettuce, and a special�maple barbecue sauce.
The third main on the menu is the Filet-O-Fish Deluxe from New Zealand, a better version of the fish sandwich with added lettuce and tomato.
There is only one dessert in the range, the McFlurry Popcorn Caramel from Indonesia, which is rippled with caramel sauce and filled with crisp caramel popcorn.
The Olympics menu features two sauces, Garlic Sauce from the UK and the popular Szechuan Sauce from the USA.
Szechuan Sauce has only launched four times in McDonald’s history and has a savory and slightly sweet taste with hints of soy, garlic, ginger and mild vinegar.
Top wash it all down, the Coca-Cola McFloat is a favorite from the Philippines, classic Coca-Cola topped with vanilla soft serve ice cream.
Paris Olympics ‘bans’ McDonald’s
However, the Olympians won’t actually be eating the new menu because McDonald’s isn’t allowed in the athletes’ village. It comes after Paris 2024’s head of catering, Philipp Wurz, read that 20% of meals were consumed at the fast food chain during the London Olympics in 2012.
Keen to raise food standards, he told The Guardian: “Its fair to reflect that its a much healthier Olympics in Paris no McDonalds, no chicken nuggets, more healthy food. Its definitely less junk food. We really try to push the quality high.”
“We tried to come up with a very specific plan to promote the French know-how, the�savoir faire�of the French cuisine, which of course, has a reputation all over the planet,” he continued.
80% of the food is from France, including meat, high-quality cheeses, a large variety of pastries and a boulangerie that bakes 800 baguettes a day.
The village has a�Michelin-starred kitchen where athletes can go to eat “very high-level French cuisine” cooked on-site by Michelin-star chefs. There are four chefs working on eight special recipes, and Wurz said the restaurant “has become a very popular spot”.
However, countries were able to make specific requests too. Team GB asked for porridge to be added to the menu, while the South Koreans requested kimchi.
