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'Haute Cuisine' on Mars

Posted by timothy on from the don't-forget-alien-tartare dept.

Roland Piquepaille writes "If you're lucky enough to be a crew member of one of the next European Space Agency (ESA) long-term missions, you will have the choice between eleven new delicious recipes, such as 'martian bread and green tomato jam' or 'potato and tomato mille-feuilles' when it's time for dinner. In 'Ready for dinner on Mars?,' ESA says that these recipes will use fresh ingredients grown in greenhouses built on Mars colonies or other planets. The future astronauts -- should I write 'farmonauts'? -- will grow potatoes, onions, rice, soya or lettuce. And it's interesting to note that the new menus were elaborated with the help of Alain Ducasse, the French chef who has almost as many stars in the 'Guide Michelin' as there are planets in our Solar system. This overview contains more details and references about eating in space."

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  1. Re:ROLAND PIQUEPAILLE ALERT! by RobertB-DC · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Don't read the overview. Just more ad revenues for him. (Info on Roland Piquepaille)

    Perhaps he's saving up for a trip to Mars, to enjoy the tres, tres haute cuisine.

    I say we all pitch in, send him up, then cut off his web connection. Or his oxygen, whichever is easier to grab.

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  2. Does this mean... by suman28 · · Score: 3, Insightful

    What about plumbing and the rest of the infrastructure needed for maintaining this 'farm'?

  3. Re:Oh well... by falcon5768 · · Score: 4, Insightful
    That because most of the french dont eat what "The French" consider to be french food.

    French food IS extreamly unhealthy, but most food there is common peasant food which is a lot more healthy and light.

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  4. Re:Oh well... by Rei · · Score: 4, Insightful

    This post may seem like flamebait, but I really do hate the French, so i feel I'm justified

    What sort of argument is "I'm a bigot, so I shouldn't get modded down"? What's next - +5 for someone saying "Before you mark me as a troll, understand that I really do hate Jews"?

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  5. Re:Oh well... by Dirtside · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Of course, all the people who acted like bastards during the colonial era are dead now.

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