The Bowels must flow!
Even if it was a Hatch Chilli; surly, it would be an Airlock Chilli?
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Chilllllllllli!
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The ISS is probably the only place one can grow Chillis safe from fucking greenflies.
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Crossposting from another thread where this came up:
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Word – You can’t call them Hatch chiles unless they were grown in the Hatch Valley.
https://www.farmprogress.com/vegetables/hatch-chile-growers-get-support-federal-court
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They are sparkling anaheim cultivars!
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Chili, chile, chilli, Chile… it’s getting chilly in here!
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This article has some cool shots:
https://interestingengineering.com/astronauts-feast-on-space-tacos-made-with-first-peppers-grown-in-iss
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“That which
burns the lips
frees the mind.”
–Chuy’s t-shirt, Austin TX, late '90s
Roast 'em for extra goodness!
Ok ok… in space, fire-roasting those chiles is probably more complicated what with the oxygen demand, the airborne particulates, the OPEN FLAME in a pressurized metal can that astronauts and cosmonauts are tryna live in… but…
Hard way:
Easy way:
Hear me out… what about spaaaace hatch chiles?
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I don’t think I’d chance green chillis 400 km away from the nearest glass of cold milk…
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Just like Elon to clog it up before he gave them the keys.
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dude, thank you for that happy memory. brought a smile thinking back to early 80s at Chuy’s Pescado Bar down by Barton Creek. loved that place!
RE: Hatch chilies, open flame roasted in those big heavy wire mesh tuns smells divine even as it scorches your eyeballs out!
RE: space hatch chilies, clever, but don’t open the space hatch in space or it really will get chilly
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They shouldn’t get too used to those artichokes then.
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I think it’s cool and good they let hipsters be astronauts. Keep it local (or at least low earth orbit)
Taco week on the ISS ends in tragedy
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Hmmmm, for 20 hours, would you rather wear a diaper or have a catheter…?
Is catheterization even an option? Maybe a stadium pal for the blokes?
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