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Get in the mood for the London Olympics with these great recipes from around the world celebrating the host nations, and some sweet Olympic treats to follow!

1996 – Atlanta, USA

Perfect American fried chicken from the Good Food channel: golden drumsticks with homemade coleslaw and smoky potato wedges

2000 – Sydney, Australia

Cheese and vegemite scrolls from kidspot: savoury scrolls filled with cheese and Vegemite (use Marmite in the UK!)

2004 – Athens, Greece

Stuffed vine leaves from Authentic Greek Recipes: a classic Greek dish – dolmades can be eaten as a meze with ouzo or as a side dish

2008 – Beijing, China

Crispy Peking Duck in pancakes from Jamie Oliver:

2012 – London, UK

English fried breakfast from shortlist.com:

Gold medal millionaire shortbreads from BBC Food: shortbread biscuits with a butter fudge

 Velodrome cake from BBC Food: celebrate cycling with this great cake

Olympic biscuits from Activity Village: get your kids to help you decorate biscuits

Olympic rings fruit pizza from Taste of Home: a chocolate cookie crust is topped with cream cheese icing and colorful fruit

Olympic ring cookies from Cakespy via Serious Eats: lightly chewy in the center, crisp on the edges, and full of butter-sweet flavour

Now you’ve got something great to eat whilst you watch the Olympics on telly!