South Korea’s national dish, kimchi, has been cleared for launch on the country’s first space expedition.
A specially-developed recipe of the much-loved pickled cabbage dish is among several Korean food products approved for the April 2008 mission.
The recipe omits a bacterium previously thought to be vital for fermentation but which would be dangerous in space.
A special container has also been to designed to withstand pressure and prevent any spicy spillages in space.