What do astronauts eat in space?

It is really an interesting article shared here.Why there is no Indian Menu among the 300 items?.

astronauts eat gourmet meals .....

in space the astronauts eat gourmet meals by comparison

Much of the food astronauts eat these days comes in packages, which they cut open and pour into bowls and on plates. They use real silverware and eat off real trays, which are attached to their laps

Well the indian meals are not suited for that atmosphere maybe

@Nagalakshmi. :cheer:

Dear Friend,


All the Astronauts eat the preserved food in the Space.

Regard's
Bharat.

nagalakshmi.karunanidhi wrote:
[quote]It is really an interesting article shared here.Why there is no Indian Menu among the 300 items?.[/quote]

Most of the astronauts are american or russian. So, new Indian menu. Even kalpana Chawala of India origin would have been at ease with western food. Moreover, on space exploration, food is only for subsistence and health and not for personal taste.

But the Americans,Japanese and the Russians at least have the option of choosing food items.I agree with the fact that there is no big number when it comes to Indian astronauts.

astronauts food diet includes hundreds of dishes: soups, served in tubes, canned meat and fish, juices, coffee, tea etc. Some of the space food is sublimated, i.e., dehydrated in a special way. If water is added to such food, its original properties are restored. The use of cargo spacecraft has made it possible to add variety to the diet. Fresh fruit, vegetables and even mustard are most delicious after sublimated food and the usual canned foods.

Thanks for appending more information to the thread. :) :) :)

Thank you, Before , astronauts used to take light food as they were not much settled in space and they could handled the space much.

Surprisingly, eating and drinking in space isn't quite like you've seen in movies. Not everything has to be sucked out of a tube.

Astronauts have their own special methods to have their food in space as we have over the Earth.

According to my analysis there food should be very light and that maybe reason for taking soups and light dishes..

You are right Rajani, They take soups and light dishes of their desired tastes,