Clareto Monsorate, Dubai

A new treat awaits athletes when the Tokyo Olympic Games get underway in July.

While the competition will be hot on the field, the athletes can chill off it when they visit the Olympic Village.

Following a recipe contest last year, the Tokyo Olympic organizing committee announced recently that there will be five special dishes that will be served to athletes who come from various parts of the continent to participate in the competition.

During their stay at the village, athletes will be served cold “somen” noodles, a classic dish eaten in Japan’s hot summer months.

Keeping the athletes’ nutrition in mind, the noodles will be served with chicken and vegetables in a tomato broth, according to Kyodo.

“Oden,” a standard winter menu item, will also be served. However, the dish, normally eaten as a hot pot, will be served in a chilled soup with tomatoes and other summer vegetables along with more typical ingredients such as processed fishcakes.

For dessert “zunda de panna cotta,” with sweetened mashed green soybeans used in northeastern Japan, will be on offer.

The two other dishes are “zangi” deep-fried salmon, originating in the northernmost main island of Hokkaido, and toasted bread with peaches, ham and cream cheese.