# Peppers grown in space

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**Category:** Space Food 👩‍🚀\
**Created:** [November 6, 2021, 4:20pm UTC](https://heyplix.mit.edu/t/peppers-grown-in-space/938 "2021-11-06T16:20:15Z")\
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Space food was in the news this week, with hatch chiles being grown in the ISS.

NPR’s Scott Simon talks about space cuisine in general, making a lovely PLIX Space Food audio introduction!

> **[Opinion: Fine dining on the International Space Station](https://www.npr.org/2021/11/06/1053027720/opinion-fine-dining-on-the-iss)**
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> NPR's Scott Simon contemplates the growing dining options for astronauts aboard the space station, including tacos, chile and even lobster.