The brief — concoct seven nostalgic British dishes that taste out of this world. The challenge — make them suitable to eat during Tim Peak's six-month stay on the International Space Station.
The science of space food. Heston Blumenthal's menu for @astro_timpeake https://t.co/9jyUmpMYUc #ScienceIsGREAT pic.twitter.com/27G6LKeiYB
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Classic British dishes including chicken curry, sausage and onions as well as the humble bacon sandwich were included on the menu to be served a million miles above Earth, to remind the astronaut of home.
The chef and his team spent months developing the bacon sandwich in a can — to make sure it actually tasted like bacon. Heston Blumenthal also got a taste for what its like eating in zero gravity during his mission to make food fit for the International Space Station
And since space food usually comes in powdered form and tastes bland, the British chef's canned bacon sandwich idea received a top star rating and thumbs up from Major Peake.
