Kimchi Going to Space
Not letting Japan outdo them with their paper planes or boomarangs, the Koreans are making space history too! And what better way to do it then with some Kimchi, their beloved national dish!
Where Koreans go, Kimchi goes too and space is no different!
So why make a big fuss over bringing some food into space? Well, it’s the first fermented vegetable dish to experience zero gravity! Apart from that, it’s because Kimchi is required to be fermented that it has been causing problems for Korean scientist and chefs alike. This is because fermentation creates bacteria and microbes that scientist fear will become harmful in space after mutating due to cosmis rays! Scientist solved the problem through special packages and some radiation.
Now who will get to sink their teeth into these primo space kimchi? Now, those honour falls on Ko San, a computer science engineer who is also South Korea’s first space traveler on Aprial 8 this year. He will be staying at the Internation Space Station doing research and sharing his kimchi with fellow astronauts.
Not only is Kimchi going to space, but thanks to the hardwork and research by Korea Food Research Institute, Kimchis can now have longer shelflife which was always a problem for Kimchi being exported - Kimchi is taking over the world!
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Source:
International Herald Tribune via Neatorma