Kimchi in Space? What Would You Take With You?

Hilarious story in the NYT about how South Korean astronauts crave kimchi - the spicy red-peppered cabbage that is the nation's staple dish - so that scientists have now perfected a form of kimchi that can be eaten in space.

Writes the NYT:

"Three top government research institutes spent millions of dollars and several years perfecting a version of kimchi that would not turn dangerous when exposed
to cosmic rays or other forms of radiation and would not put off non-Korean astronauts with its pungency."

“This will greatly help my mission,” astronaut Ko San, said. “When you’re working in spacelike conditions and aren’t feeling too well, you miss Korean food.”

That got me thinking - what is the one food I would have to have in space?

My taste buds tell me it's paella....or fresh coffee.

What about you? I've started a new forum over on Gastrokid.com to kick a space wish list around.

Let's compile a favourite foods in space and maybe NASA chefs can get cracking!

- Matthew