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Samantha
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 Posted: Thu Feb 14, 2008 2:38 am Post subject: Kimchi in Space.... |
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080213/od_afp/skoreaspacefoodoffbeat_080213072634
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All systems go for SKorea's space-ready kimchi Wed Feb 13, 2:26 AM ET
A specially engineered version of kimchi, South Korea's beloved pickle dish, has been cleared for a historic space mission this year, officials said Wednesday.
The bacteria-free kimchi, developed by top Korean scientists, will blast off along with the country's first astronaut after being approved by Russian space authorities, they said.
Instant noodles, cinnamon tea and uncooked organic food, all developed by the state-run food research body, have also been approved for the mission due in April.
The Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute said kimchi usually contains lactic acid bacteria for fermentation, but bacteria have been shown to become more virulent in space.
"The lactic acid bacterium in kimchi is a useful microbe normally, but it could threaten astronauts' health in space so that kimchi must be provided in a germ-free state," it said.
The institute said the state food research body was also developing other Korean foods for space crews.
The South Korean government has selected Ko San, a 30-year-old computer science engineer, as the country's first astronaut to travel into space on a Russian-made Soyuz rocket on April 8.
Ko will fly to the International Space Station and stay there for up to eight days conducting various scientific experiments. |
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pkang0202
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| Posted: Thu Feb 14, 2008 5:55 am Post subject: Re: Kimchi in Space.... |
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| Samantha wrote: |
Instant noodles, cinnamon tea and uncooked organic food, all developed by the state-run food research body, have also been approved for the mission due in April.
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caniff
Joined: 03 Feb 2004
Location: All over the map
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| Posted: Thu Feb 14, 2008 6:08 am Post subject: |
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| pkang0202 wrote: |
| Samantha wrote: |
Instant noodles, cinnamon tea and uncooked organic food, all developed by the state-run food research body, have also been approved for the mission due in April.
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samgyupsal |
Will they be strapped down sitting on the "floor" with one of those gas cookers on a table? Wouldn't the fat globules float around and gunk up the electronics?
Maybe a special BBQ module can be sent up. And when will soju be space-approved? I suppose vodka is first on the waiting list.
I wish this technology would progress faster so that I can go up someday and do cool shit in zero-g. For instance, getting laid in space must be pretty cool. And outside of a craft, being able to hit a golf ball perfectly straight that would travel until the end of time.
I suppose I'll be waiting quite a while.  |
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Hollywoodaction
Joined: 02 Jul 2004
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| Posted: Thu Feb 14, 2008 7:24 am Post subject: |
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Wow, someone sure is making a huge fuss about having found a way to 'pasteurize' kimchi, as if a special technique had to be created because kimchi is unlike any other food.
BTW. Isn't most mass produced kimchi products nowadays 'bacteria free'? I vaguely remember reading something about that a couple of years ago. |
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caniff
Joined: 03 Feb 2004
Location: All over the map
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| Posted: Thu Feb 14, 2008 7:28 am Post subject: |
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| Kimchi farts in the control module. It might be awhile before another Korean is invited along for a mission. |
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IconsFanatic
Joined: 19 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Thu Feb 14, 2008 5:10 pm Post subject: |
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"Kimchi is dangerous in space." LOL!  |
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Capo
Joined: 09 Sep 2007
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| Posted: Thu Feb 14, 2008 7:31 pm Post subject: |
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| this is old news |
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