The chief nutritionist of Moscow told how to organize a "space" dinner for the day of cosmonautics
NewsCooking real cosmonaut food at home is an impossible task. The food that goes into space, with the exception of fresh herbs, fruits and vegetables, undergoes a special treatment that can not be repeated at home.
Although the ISS has a peculiar kitchen, but it is impossible to imagine that astronauts stood at the stove for hours, and prepared complex dishes. That is why, there is not a single complex recipe for space food, even if it is prepared on earth. As we have already noted, it is simply impossible to prepare food for astronauts at home. Therefore, only the "cosmic" design of the table setting and the stylization of ordinary food under the "cosmic" is possible.
Despite the fact that astronauts do not eat exclusively food turned into mashed potatoes, along with the stereotype about tubes, there is a stereotype that space food is food in the form of mashed potatoes. This is already much easier to implement. You can use any recipes where the result is a product in the form of mashed potatoes. This can be cream soups, porridges or mashed fruits and vegetables. Serving on the table also has an effect.
Astronauts on the ISS tried to eat even with chopsticks, plates are also not used and you have to eat from cans, in which the dishes are packed in a special production. You can also experiment with it. Discard the usual forks and spoons, come up with your own tool. For example, you can even use tubes. In general, everything is subject to your imagination.
A space dinner is a combination of factors. By organizing a space meal, you can introduce everyone to the basics of space flight. So, for example, in space it is very difficult to eat ordinary bread? At the first bite, hundreds of small particles are formed, which can cause a lot of problems on a spaceship. Therefore, scientists have invented a special bread that does not crumble. But there is another kind of space bread – small buns that do not need to be bitten off at all. If you want to serve space bread, then use regular bread, but make the pieces so small (about 3 grams) that it does not need to be bitten. So much for real space food.
Material of the portal of the Department of Health of the City of Moscow (www.mosgorzdrav.ru)
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