Marble chocolate barley
As we all know, as a mother, we will tell our children not to play with the food in their hands, but in the state of zero gravity in space, astronauts can stage a realistic version of Pac-Man. A hard-shelled chocolate bean said in the advertisement: "It melts in the mouth, but it is not in the hand." Studies have found that they are very suitable for space flight. In order not to promote any particular brand, NASA calls it "sugar-coated chocolate".
Freeze dried ice cream
Freeze-dried ice cream is not as refreshing as traditional ice cream when it is imported. As dry as chalk, it will have the unique taste of ice cream after melting in the mouth. In fact, neither the space shuttle nor the International Space Station is equipped with cold storage space to store this freeze-dried ice cream. Almost all the freeze-dried ice cream is sold to space enthusiasts on the ground who want to experience space life. According to NASA, the space shuttle has only delivered freeze-dried ice cream into space once to meet the special needs of an astronaut.
orange juice
Orange juice was very famous in the Gemini project in the 1960s, and it can still be seen on the space shuttle and the International Space Station. This space orange juice is made by Kraft, which also provides various flavors of juice drinks to NASA, including grape juice, orange mango juice and grapefruit orange juice.
Coca-Cola and Pepsi.
1985, the war between the two major cola brands rose to a height, and NASA invited astronauts to test these two drinks sent into space. However, due to zero gravity and the lack of cold storage conditions, the Coca-Cola tasting experiment finally failed, but the floating "Pepsi ball" brought a lot of joy to the astronauts. After that, Coca-Cola sent the drink into space again, but the drink was put into a pressure cup and needed special equipment to drink.
shrimp
Macrobrachium nipponense is an appetizer, but for many astronauts, freeze-dried Macrobrachium nipponense is one of the essential space foods, mainly due to the low gravity effect of Macrobrachium nipponense in space. Food will not flow out to the astronauts' feet, and there will be no congestion in the astronauts' heads after eating it, and it will not reduce the taste of other foods. According to the data, spicy food such as prawn with knife forehead is the food that astronauts are satisfied with.
Green beans with black beans and peppers
Like the new prawns, astronauts also like to eat mung beans with black beans and peppers, mainly because they are spicy and fragrant. This bean is not a vegetarian food that everyone likes to eat, but after being cooked by a chef who is good at space cooking, the taste of this mung bean is different immediately. At present, this kind of food has occupied a place in the astronaut's menu.
Space sandwich
This "sandwich" that can be eaten in one bite is filled with maple syrup, cranberries and blueberry cheese, and tastes a bit like Oreo sandwich biscuits. It is said that david walliams, a Canadian astronaut, liked this sandwich very much when he was on STS- 1 18 mission. But the real demand still comes from the public, and the order for this hand-made "sandwich" has reached more than 10 thousand. At present, this food formula is being patented, so people can buy this food soon.
Space spicy noodles
Instant noodles have been reprocessed and repackaged and become the designated food for astronauts in space. In 2005, a Japanese astronaut ate instant noodles in space for the first time while performing STS- 1 14 mission. This is made by a Japanese company. They re-processed the traditional Lamian Noodles into spaghetti. Because there is no boiling water on the space shuttle, this soup can be cooked at 70℃. According to data analysis, there are four seasonings in Lamian Noodles soup in this space: soybean, Japanese bean paste, curry powder and pork soup.
Antimatter energy drink
Antimatter drink is not only an energy drink, but also the first drink to go into space. The beverage was made by Microgravity Enterprise Company, mixed with various vitamins and minerals, and was carried into space by SpaceLoft XL orbital rocket in 2006-2007. If this energy drink doesn't suit your taste, the company also offers comet tail amber light beer and space 20 drink, which are two drinks made from substances that have traveled in space.
Learning point
Characteristics of Space Food in China
Among the world's space food, China's space food has the characteristics of China, especially the traditional China dishes, which are more delicious than western food. Mainly in the following aspects: Chinese food is the main form, and the matching space tableware has obvious Chinese food characteristics, which can meet the taste requirements of astronauts. For example, there are staple food and non-staple food. The staple food is mainly rice-flour food, while the non-staple food pays attention to the collocation of meat and vegetables, and the processing pays attention to color, fragrance and shape. For example, eight-treasure rice is not only unique in flavor and bright in color, but also contains lotus seeds, longan and other ingredients, which has health care function and strong China characteristics.
(Historical narrator: Yin Dianyou, Zhang)
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