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Italian champs Juventus shun bananas, croissants and mashed potatoes
Canadian Press
June 3, 2005
HONG KONG (AP) - Players with Italian soccer champion Juventus are happy to sample Chinese dishes like roasted duck and Yeung Chow fried rice during their visit to Hong Kong for a friendly match this weekend. But they've asked to keep bananas and mashed potatoes off their menu.
They also don't want to be served figs or kakis, also called Japanese persimmons, according to the team's menu released by the match organizers. And they really don't like croissants and brioches. In capital bold letters, Juventus asked not to be served those kinds of carbs.
The team didn't explain its menu choices, said Kitty Ng, spokeswoman for the promoter, KCE Sports and Entertainment.
"We don't know why they are not serving bananas," she said. "We were wondering about that when we got the request."
The menu had other specific requests, like oven-cooked potatoes, not the mashed kind.
Foods the players do want to eat include olive oil tuna, thinly sliced raw swordfish, spaghetti, raw lean ham and wine served after the first course.
Juventus clinched its record 28th Italian league title last month. The team plays local soccer club Kitchee in an exhibition match Saturday.