FunnyJohn Posted October 12, 2005 Share Posted October 12, 2005 (edited) Just in case you were wondering: Outer space fish balls real Chinese take-away Oct 12 9:56 AM US/Eastern Talk about a Chinese take-away. Astronauts Fei Junlong and Nie Haisjeng blasted into outer space with a full larder of Chinese specialities including cuttlefish and meat balls, and beef with orange peel. But the pair of orbiting diners will have to do without chopsticks, which were considered too difficult to manoeuvre in the weightlessness of space. They'll use forks and spoons instead according to the state Xinhua news agency. The menu for China's second manned space flight is much more extensive than that of the first manned mission in October 2003, offering 50 varieties of food instead of the previous 20, Xinhua said. Two years ago, the first Chinese astronaut Yang Liwei declared that his space food, such as chicken cooked with dates, was "great." But he ate only cold meals because the last spacecraft did not have a food heater. Fei and Nie will dine on heated food including rice, dehydrated vegetables and a wide assortment of fruit -- strawberries, bananas and the very sweet Chinese "Hami" melon. Edited October 12, 2005 by FunnyJohn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deangold Posted October 12, 2005 Share Posted October 12, 2005 Can we check out their orbit and decide if this should be on the MoCo or NoVa dim sum rotation? Can't get enough of them cuttlefish balls! Yum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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