Space Recipe

[suntrack2]

As we are looking in the coming generations there will be more trips in the space, and ofcourse this subject is very much interesting, people don't know what the astronomers eat in the space, is their food is something very special, how they swallow that food? how they prepare their food in the space?

How they use the food items in the space? how they make different recipes in the space? is there any recepe book available particuarly useful in the space? what sort of theory is ISS(international space station) using for its man missions, what is being cooked in the ISS's kitchen? Lot of more questions are there still in the mind, and people are always interested to know what is in the "dish"!

The 'procedure' is having a great importance in every field, I think for space recepe there is little bit more pains are being taken by the space kitchen designers, preparation specialists etc. And may be a master's degree is sufficient to make the food for the spaceman.

keeping health better in the space and that's why eating in the space should be healthy, attractive, delicious, perfect in taste.

In your opinion what are the types of space recipies? Is there a special subject degree confered by the university(s) in the field of "space recipe" ?? or this field is restricted within the course of "home science" ?

[Frog march]

I would think that a very important part of their nutritional intake would be vitamin and mineral pills.

the rest of their diet would provide the bulk that of carbohydrates and protein.

or maybe the actual food just tops up their micronutrients needs.....


any UFOs spotted over the years have been NASA's various experiments to create flying pizzas, that can take themselves into space, when the astronauts get peckish.

[jokergirl]

Science@NASA has a very interesting article here:
http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2001/ast09apr_1.htm

I also read something about them testing out different crops for a self-sustaining mars base somewhere. They were making vegan pasta dishes from scratch. It sounded great, but I can't find the article any more...

;)

[sarongsong]

August 29, 2006
The first rule about cooking for astronauts is don’t make anything that crumbles...
New York Times (http://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/29/science/space/29food.html?pagewanted=all)

NASA Space Food (http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/living/spacefood/index.html)

A recent NASA-TV (http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/) episode showed that dehydration/rehydration was key to U.S. food formulations (recipes), and that Shrimp Cocktail was the most requested food item by astronauts.

[Graybeard6]

I can't remember the astronaut (might have been Wally Schirra) who, on a visit to Huntsville, was asked "Did you really drink TANG?") The answer, "Unfortunately, yes."

[01101001]

In your opinion what are the types of space recipies?

I don't know, but I was reminded of a funny little bit I think with astronaut Garrett Reisman, taking viewers on a tour, actually day-in-the-life-of, he carried a camera while he worked and lived.

He was commenting on the food, perhaps while making some, about how it seems in space that your taste buds must atrophy, because things quickly become all the same and bland -- except for the precious sauce they put on everything. It was all about the sauce. They cherish their sauce, their multiple sauces, their sources of flavor. Reisman especially liked his hot chili sauce. Maybe everybody liked hot chili sauce. I think he might have said, or implied, that astronauts horded sauce packets. And they might worry a little about other astronauts stealing from their stash.

So, probably, the chicken tastes like the meatloaf tastes like the spaghetti tastes like the scrambled eggs tastes like the broccoli curry. But, the Tabasco sauce tastes like Tabasco sauce.

A year ago, NASA was touting their space food recipes by famous chefs, like Emeril Lagasse (famous in the US at least). NASA Feature: Station Crew ‘Kicks it Up a Notch’ with Chef Emeril Lagasse (http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/behindscenes/emeril_ISS_food.html)

Emeril's Mardi Gras jambalaya, mashed potatoes with bacon, green beans with garlic, rice pudding and mixed fruit were delivered to the station in July.
[...]
We sampled the food and especially enjoyed the jambalaya and the 'kicked-up' mashed potatoes,” Williams said, “in particular, the extra spiciness.”

Yes, that article says they crave spiciness, too.

[JustAFriend]

You can go into nearly any museum gift shop (especially the air and space museums) and buy packs of "Astronaut Ice Cream", a freeze-dried room temperature treat.

As with anything NASA, any quick search would have revealed their Space Food website where they have info and even videos:

http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/living/spacefood/index.html

[sarongsong]

...any quick search would have revealed their Space Food website...:doh: ...or simply following the thread:...NASA Space Food (http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/living/spacefood/index.html)...