The unexpected “star” of the Paris Olympics may not just be one athlete.
As Fox News Digital previously reported, it could be a chocolate chip muffin.
Norwegian swimmer Henrik Christiansen spoke out about the sweet treat, saying that while Olympic athletes have been critical of the food in the Olympic Village, chocolate chip muffins seem to be an exception.
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It started on July 25 with a TikTok video of Christiansen reviewing food he tried at the Olympic Village, and since then it has produced multiple viral moments on a regular basis.
He praised the chocolate muffin, also known as the “chocolate muffin,” calling it “amazing.”
Henrik Christiansen rose to fame on TikTok after his videos reviewing food at the Olympic Village went viral. (Nikola Krstic/Orange Pictures/BSR Agency/Getty Images, iStock)
“11/10,” he said.
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Christiansen has since posted several videos dedicated solely to chocolate chip muffins.
As a result, we’re now seeing an explosion of chocolate chip muffin content on social media, from chefs sharing their recipes to bakers trying to jump on the chocolate chip muffin trend.
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The 27-year-old Christiansen may not have been a household name outside his native Norway, but the world now seems to know him by his unofficial Olympic nickname: “The Muffin Man.”
Norwegian swimmer Henrik Christiansen earned the nickname “Muffin Man” on TikTok after his review of a chocolate chip muffin in the Olympic Village went viral. (AP Photo/Tsvangirai Mkhwazi; iStock)
Olympians from a variety of sports have sought him out in the Olympic Village, along with his highly-prized chocolate chip muffins.
New Zealand swimmer Louise Clarevert shared a five-second TikTok video of herself alongside Christiansen, holding chocolate chip muffins.
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American swimmers Tori Huske and Abby Weitzeil shared their own reviews of the muffins on Weitzeil’s TikTok page.
American swimmers Tori Huske (left) and Abby Weitzeil (right) recently reviewed chocolate chip muffins in a video on Weitzeil’s TikTok page. (Xavier Laing/Getty Images)
Husk praised the muffins, saying they “taste just like cake.”
However, she noted that it wasn’t warm and rated it a nine out of 10.
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Weitzeil compared it to a Costco chocolate chip muffin, but said the Olympic Village favorite has a “fudgier flavor.”
She gave herself the same score as Haske.
Australian swimmer Brianna Throssell was initially unimpressed with the chocolate chip muffin she tried in a video she posted to her TikTok page, describing it as “average” until she was instructed to bite into the soggy center. She then revised her answer.
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“I think it’s pretty good,” she said.
Other Olympians who have sampled chocolate chip muffins on social media include Swedish swimmer Sarah Sjostrom and British hurdler Lina Nielsen.
