ISS veggies on the menu for the first time

[lajoswinkler]

http://www.theverge.com/2015/8/9/9124023/iss-astronauts-eat-space-vegetables-first-time

They never even tried them out, but tomorrow they will. I'd rather eat potatos.

[Xannari Ferrows]

Hope they enjoy every bite of it! First impressions, right?

[Sampa]

Most likely. Would you eat space lettuce, dear (or whoever comments next)?

[Scotius]

Sure I like vegetables in general. And space veggies? It would be glorious to eat SPAAAAAAAACCCCCEEEEEE Salad!

[Kaos]

Another big step in space colonization!

[KerbMav]

Ahm ... "food sanitizing wipes" ... delicious ...

[WinkAllKerb'']

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[RainDreamer]

Suggested recipes from NASA to the astronauts include chicken lettuce wrap or lettuce chicken teriyaki or maybe in a fajita.

[Scotius]

For next, we should see a greenhouse module for ISS.

[YNM]

Good to hear they're going to eat their space-grown Snacks! better than kerbals.

Also, what's next ? Space chicken stockyard ?

[Yukon0009]

Space donuts?

[lajoswinkler]

Good to hear they're going to eat their space-grown Snacks! better than kerbals.

Also, what's next ? Space chicken stockyard ?

This immediately came to my mind.

[RainDreamer]

Why not just make fake meat from protein? We already got to a point where it is almost impossible to distinguish between fake meat and real meat: http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/technology/2012/07/beyond_meat_fake_chicken_that_tastes_so_real_it_will_freak_you_out_.html

It would give the same psychological boost as long as they don't think too much about it.

[YNM]

I didn't thought about how to mate chickens in space though if it's going to be self-sustained. Also, how you make scramble egg in space ? There's no way a frying pan going to work well. Killing chickens and cook them in space would be overkill...

Fake meat... Hmm, I don't know - for sure you should test whether you can make them in space or not.

[lajoswinkler]

There's a live ISS EVA right now being transmitted.

http://www.ustream.tv/nasahdtv

Later we'll see them eat the veggies.

[o Atomsk]

Whenever I think of space food, I always think of that lobster that was left in the fridge too long in Cowboy Bebop.

[WinkAllKerb'']

Why not just make fake meat from protein? ...

May be because it's the best silly idea not to make half the way to the next star system due to the lack of environnemental interaction ? ... not sure anyway ...

[RainDreamer]

Also, how you make scramble egg in space ? There's no way a frying pan going to work well.

Maybe a heated metal blender contraption instead?

Killing chickens and cook them in space would be overkill...

Well, killing them can be easy, just put them in a cage full of CO2 and there won't be a lot of fuzz. But butchering them for meat, however, is going to be a lot of mess. Just plucking the feathers alone is already a problem. Then the blood when you cut the meat, then the guts. Then the sanitizing process... Just thinking about it makes me think it is way more problems than it is worth.

Also, what do we do with the waste? Feather, bones, anything that isn't edible. Seems like a whole lot of energy wasted for things we can't use.

Maybe one day we will have a genetically engineered creature that does nothing but take in waste discarded by the crew and turn it into meat...like a certain sci-fi horror manga. (kudos if anyone know which manga I am talking about)

[WinkAllKerb'']

so: pilot, engineer, mag gyver, scientist and poopooworker ? ... rated until they learn to aim well in the hole(s) xDr ...

[KerbMav]

Edible mushroom would be the way to go, I think.

[Dafni]

Edible mushroom would be the way to go, I think.

smart idea. they grow fast and produce many valuable nutrients in the right conditions.

[KSK]

I didn't thought about how to mate chickens in space though if it's going to be self-sustained. Also, how you make scramble egg in space ? There's no way a frying pan going to work well. Killing chickens and cook them in space would be overkill...

Fake meat... Hmm, I don't know - for sure you should test whether you can make them in space or not.

You can make pretty decent scrambled eggs using a microwave although I don't know how well it would work in zero-G. Cooking them in a sealed container wouldn't be hard but I suspect the texture would be fairly weird. But yeah - keeping your flock of egg-laying space chickens is probably more hassle than it's worth.

[lajoswinkler]

Make a blob of scrambled egg and catch it with two teflon coated heating plates. Adjust plate separation. Turn on the heat. Enjoy your omelette. Easy peasy.

[YNM]

Mushrooms are better I guess... but what about their spores ? Even blobs of dead matter (water) were a problem, what about a whole fertile organism that can just grow everywhere ?

Make a blob of scrambled egg and catch it with two teflon coated heating plates. Adjust plate separation. Turn on the heat. Enjoy your omelette. Easy peasy.

You should apply to be an astronaut and test this yourself. Or tell them to.

[lajoswinkler]

Fungi like champignon mushroom can't grow without actual dirt with nutrients. They aren't like common mold.

I'll never be an astronaut, rest assured.

Somehow I think the engineers already know about my idea. It's not groundbreaking.