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Life aboard the International Space Station is far from easy, and there are many earthly comforts astronauts miss. Sushi is an example. But during a recent crew celebration, a group of astronauts at the space station got creative and made their own version of the beloved dish.
Nasa astronaut Johnny Kim shared the experience on X with a post that quickly gained attention. He wrote, “Space sushi isn’t quite the same as the fresh stuff on the ground, but it’s not bad! We had a crew celebration recently and one of our crewmates expressed how much they missed sushi (as do I). So we collected and pitched in our personal supplies of fish, spam and rice, coupled with a dash of gochujang and wasabi, which made for a great meal. One thing you’ll notice that is different about our dinner table is that we orient tape such that the sticky side is facing up. This allows us to stick food, utensils and condiments to our table. Otherwise, everything would float away.”
The unique sushi-making session drew a wave of positive responses online. One user commented, “Not the best sushi there but I bet the view is amazing, don’t expect the best when you go out to space, expect a completely different experience from what you’ve experienced on Earth.”
Another wrote, “Your space sushi party sounds like a blast, and that sticky-tape table hack is genius for keeping it all together in zero gravity!”
Echoing Johnny Kim’s words, one more user said, “Space sushi isn’t quite the same as fresh sushi on Earth, but it’s not bad! We recently had a crew celebration and improvised with fish, spam, rice, gochujang, and wasabi.”
