It’s no secret I love the Olympics. Years ago, I started a tradition of cooking for the Olympics as a way to celebrate different cultures and learn how to make new foods. My Olympics meals from around the world are back, and this time for the 2024 Paris Olympics! As always, we tried out new recipes and meals. Check out the day-by-day breakdown below, and follow me on Instagram and TikTok to see the videos.
As a refresher, here are previous Olympics-inspired meals I posted about:
Day 1 (Friday, July 26): FRANCE 🇫🇷
Day 2 (Saturday, July 27): CHINA 🇨🇳
Chicken + pork dumplings (from a local Asian market)
Black sesame rice balls and fortune cookies (from a local Asian market)
Day 3 (Sunday, July 28): GREECE 🇬🇷
Day 4 (Monday, July 29): AUSTRALIA 🇦🇺
Day 5 (Tuesday, July 30): MEXICO 🇲🇽
Day 6 (Wednesday, July 31): CANADA 🇨🇦
Day 7 (Thursday, August 1): GERMANY 🇩🇪
German Riesling
Keto German Dumplings (Schupfnudel)
Low Carb German Jägerschnitzel
Day 8 (Friday, August 2): JAPAN 🇯🇵
Sake
Sushi (from a local spot)
Day 9 (Sunday, August 4): BRAZIL 🇧🇷
Bolo de Leite Condensado (Brazilian Condensed Milk Cake)
Meat & sides spread from a local spot
Day 10 (Monday, August 5): JAMAICA 🇯🇲
Pork belly with Jamaican sauce
Day 11 (Tuesday, August 6): UK 🇬🇧
Guinness
Day 12 (Wednesday, August 7): ITALY 🇮🇹
Wine
Creamy lemon parmesan chicken piccata with capers
Gnocchi with tomato sauce (from Trader Joe’s)
Day 13 (Thursday, August 8): INDIA 🇮🇳
Samosas (from Trader Joe’s)
Naan (from Trader Joe’s)
Lemon rice with peanuts and saffron
Day 14 (Friday, August 9): SPAIN 🇪🇸
Spanish wine
We had so much fun making these dishes, and we can’t wait for the next Olympics already. In the meantime, I’m catching up on some rest because this was a lot of work!
Until next time,
Caylin
Caylin Jimenez 