American snowboarder Shaun White said "the food's really good" as he dined in the hall in a video posted to TikTok last week.

"They've got literally everything. Salad bar. We've got Chinese cuisine. Asian cuisine. Pizza and pasta. Special feature? I'm not sure what that is. World cuisine. And you know, you name it," Mr White said.

"But we get our tray here. We go through the line-up and then we have to wear these plastic gloves to keep it safe."

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Videos posted by other athletes reveal they have to sanitise their hands as soon as they enter the hall before putting on plastic gloves and grabbing a tray.

They can then walk around a line up for various food offerings, some of which are self-serve and some of which are manned by dining hall staff.

Some of the options include a salad bar, pizza and pasta, Asian cuisine, Halal food, a dessert bar complete with an ice-cream freezer and a dedicated KFC and Pizza Hut.

Given the games are in Beijing, there is a wide variety of Chinese food such as stir fries, noodles and dumplings.

For breakfast, there is a variety of eggs, bacon, muffins, fruit and other standard food.

Once they have collected their food, athletes have to dine in see-through plastic booths to keep COVID-safe, a similar setup to the Tokyo games last year.