Thursday, December 07, 2006

Aerospace: Japan's space agency to market "Japanese Space Cuisine"

JAXA, Japan's space agency, is developing a full menu of Japanese cuisine for astronauts aboard the International Space Station.

In conjunction companies such as Nissin Food Products, JAXA has developed space rice balls, space seaweed soup, and space green tea, according to agency official Yoshinori Miyazawa.

The agency is experimenting with Japanese beef curry, mackerel in miso sauce, and red bean cakes. However, no has been able to make space sushi he said.

JAXA intends to market the meals as "Japanese Space Cuisine".