Re: Space food a la carte - BBC


OM wrote:
"snidely" <Snidely.too@xxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>
> >By the way, one of the out-sourced research subjects mentioned
> >indicates that the tofu in the stir fry would need a *lot* of sauce
> >even compared to here on earth ;-) The Effects of Radiation on Food
> >study (at Stanford or Berkely, IIGHWC) indicates that the soy beans
> >would be changed just enough that the tofu would be runny and
> >rancid-tasting, because the oil wouldn't process properly.
>
> ...Every bit of earth-bound tofu tasted exactly like that, so I fail
> to see your point other than the fact that only JAXA will seek to
> figure out how to process that *** in orbit, while *real* space
> agencies will avoid it like the Van Halen belts.

Now why was that the reaction I expected ??? :-p

Something like marble tofu could give even Texas Chili a challenge for
the title of ultimate food item/cold treatment. And stir fried tofu in
with the twice-cooked pork does qutie well, too.

And NASA is probably interested in tofu because a) their crews weren't
all weaned in the barrens of North Texas, b) soy products have
desirable nutrient properites (prior to irradiation, at least), and c)
they need an answer to borscht.

/dps

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