The first science fiction stories about space travel ignored one of the most basic needs of any human pioneer – what did they eat, and how? When the science fiction authors did get around to addressing this question, their solutions were often novel but impractical. How do their fantasies match up with reality, and are authors getting it right now? Culinary historian and science fiction author Richard Foss, who has written a book about food in space, reveals all.

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