Food in space: What do astronauts eat?

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Andrew is a freelance food journalist and photographer who has worked for Channel 4 and the BBC, as well as Waitrose Kitchen and Delicious magazines. Andrew has also written Food Britannia, a book that looks at the wonderful world of British food, along with several Haynes cooking manuals, such as the Meat Manual and Men's Baking Manual.

There's no separate way to add creamer, sugar or sweetener to your hot beverage of choice in space, so every astronaut on the ISS has to let the food science team know how they like their drink before launch. All the astronaut has to do is add hot water.Salt and pepper have to be in liquid form, or people could breathe it in or it could get in their eyes. The salt is dissolved in water and the pepper in a food-grade oil.

Despite the continually updated menus and food choices, nothing seems to beat a good spicy sauce, or really any condiment that can add that extra kick of flavor. Former astronaut Peggy Whitson oncethat her crew motto while on the ISS was:"It’s all about the sauce.

As approximately 80% of the flavors, we taste actually come from what we smell, this congestion could explain why astronauts cannot taste the same flavors that they can onAnother theory is that the ISS is filled with a whole range of strange smells, from body odor to sterile equipment. These aromas could distract the astronauts from smelling their own food effectively and getting the most out of the flavor.

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