[HN Gopher] Pierogi in Space
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Pierogi in Space
Author : stared
Score : 98 points
Date : 2025-03-19 19:26 UTC (3 hours ago)
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| PaulHoule wrote:
| My polish relatives would spend all day Dec 24 make and boiling
| Pierogi for our Christmas Eve celebration. My wife learned later
| that goose eggs are a great binding material for them if you make
| them in the spring.
| zryjgruz wrote:
| If they would be really your Polish relatives, you'd know where
| to place the capital P correctly.
| maxvu wrote:
| /r/polandball has a running gag about Poland and space.
|
| https://www.polandballwiki.com/wiki/Poland_cannot_into_space
| notahacker wrote:
| Heh, I thought Polsa's increased ESA spend was driven by
| defence imperatives, but maybe they just really, really want to
| help Polandball...
| alamortsubite wrote:
| > Slawosz is bringing a taste of home to space with a special
| menu created together with a celebrity chef and a family-owned
| company in Poland.
|
| > Any food delivered to the International Space Station must be
| crumb-free, lightweight and keep for at least 24 months.
|
| It sounds like they went to a lot of trouble perfecting the space
| pierogi. I wonder if a 20 kg bag purchased in bulk from a random
| milk bar might not have worked almost as well.
| HackerThemAll wrote:
| They would have short lifespan when not lyophilized. Milk bars
| sell fresh ones, definitely not for 24 months of storage.
| hinkley wrote:
| Pierogi are that delicate size balance where you would eat them
| in two bites but could eat them in one.
| reaperducer wrote:
| Wait. You can take _two_ bites?
| hinkley wrote:
| If you eat them with a fork and you're trying to maximize
| the bacon and bacon grease ratio, yes.
|
| Optimal pierogi is browned in bacon fat and drizzled with
| bacon bits and onions browned in said bacon fat. According
| to both my mouth and my first Polish friend.
| margorczynski wrote:
| > Pierogi with cabbage and mushrooms
|
| Here worth noting is that the superior variant has been chosen,
| well done.
| instakill wrote:
| In December, yes. Otherwise the Ruski are most delicious
| postepowanieadm wrote:
| However, they can cause some unpleasant side effects,
| especially in a confined space with limited ventilation.
| cromka wrote:
| This calls for an interesting space experiment, in fact!
| surfingdino wrote:
| "Weaponising Polish Cuisine for the Purpose of Olfactory
| Domination in Outer Space" is the paper I want to read when
| he comes back to Earth.
| kamil55555 wrote:
| POLSKA GORA
| bi409 wrote:
| Best food in the world, period!
| ge96 wrote:
| I prefer gyoza but to each their own
| JumpCrisscross wrote:
| > _I prefer gyoza but to each their own_
|
| It's a bit silly to compare two dumpling styles as varied as
| pierogi and gyoza, even if we limit the discussion to Polish
| pierogi and traditional Japanese gyoza.
| surfingdino wrote:
| Would gyoza stuffed pierogi be good fusion food?
| DecentShoes wrote:
| You know, this was one of those article titles I was really
| expecting to not be literal.
| whatgoodisaroad wrote:
| If we're being pendantic it should say "Pierogi in low earth
| orbit"
| _sys49152 wrote:
| would freeze dried pierogies be commercially viable?
| uhoh-itsmaciek wrote:
| Maybe as freeze-dried backpacking food? But I expect it's not
| economical compared to existing options that seem much easier
| to prepare in bulk.
|
| PSA: "pierogi" is already plural.
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