Forget chalky freeze-dried ice cream or some individually packaged mashed potatoes.
Miso was also ideal thanks to its strong taste and high nutritional value.
The miso was also checked for potentially harmful microbes, and, of course, for taste.
The package of space miso, seen here before its trip to the ISS.© Jimmy Day
There were some doubts as to whether the experiment would succeed.
After all, the environment on the ISS has some key differences from Earth.
Theres the microgravity, but also the presence of increased levels of radiation.
Both could have interfered with the fermentation process.
Those fears, thankfully, were unfounded.
We wanted to explore the effects of these conditions.
In recent years, produce such as lettuce has been grown (and eaten) aboard the ISS.
NASA has even made developing new food technologiesinto a competition.
This little bit of fermented, nutty miso could go a long wayliterally.
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