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Variety spice of life in space: Over 100 dishes for Chinese astronauts

By Jin Dan | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2016-11-15 08:29

Variety spice of life in space: Over 100 dishes for Chinese astronauts

An illustration shows the dishes Jing and Chen had on Nov 4, their 17th day in space. The photo is for illustration purpose only. [Photo/Xinhua]

“In the morning, we eat seven types of food, including porridge, coconut bread, quail eggs and pickles. We have eight choices at lunch, including mixed fried rice, fried noodles with meat, stewed beef with potato and nori and egg soup. And eight dishes at dinner, including fried noodles with beans, rice noodles with beef, fried shrimp with egg as well as canned fruits. Besides, there are five kinds of snacks, such as spicy pork, fried beans and dried bean curd,” said Jing on his 17th day in space.

The two astronauts entered Tiangong II on Oct 19 from Shenzhou XI spacecraft after leaving the Earth on Oct 17.

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