Wednesday, July 19, 2017

Brewing Bad

Drugs and contraband in The Expanse can get very, um, strange.  While every fan knows about Miller's Great Cheese Investigation, there are plenty of other things that people can get into trouble for.

DON'T TRY THIS AT HOME: SCIENTISTS BREW OPIATES WITH YEAST

Yeast can now make opiates

Cheese Smuggling, Seriously

This stuff is really happening, today, on Earth.

As Drugs Are Smuggled Into the U.S., Cheese Is Being Smuggled Into Canada

Canada Cracks Down On Cheese Smuggling Problem

Cheese-Smuggling Ring Is Brought Down In Canada

3 arrested in Canada-US cheese smuggling operation

5 Deliciously Illegal Food Crimes

Ah, the power of Cheese. . .

Feeding the Belt

Here are some links and thoughts on the foodstuffs that would be available in The Expanse.

Hydroponics and cultured meats are likely to play a big role in off-world agriculture.

How Hydroponics Works

NASA - Farming for the Future

15 Best Fruits, Veggies, & Herbs for Hydroponics

From paddy fields to UAE deserts: The farmer growing rice using hydroponics

Thankfully, the future will not be completely dominated by beans and rice.

Continuous Hydroponic Wheat Production Using A Recirculating System (PDF)

Sample records for hydroponic wheat production

While faux something-made-from-soybeans meat substitutes and variations on tofu will dominate off-world protein supplies, lab grown meat will be available, for a price.

The Future Will Be Full of Lab Grown Meat

Artificial chicken grown from cells gets a taste test—but who will regulate it?

Lab grown meat prices have dropped 30,000 times in less than four years and are about 3-4 times more expensive than regular ground beef

Here's some thoughts on what might pass for whiskey on Ceres.

RISE OF RICE WHISKY

Is Kikori “Whiskey” a Whiskey if It Comes From Rice?

THIS GUY SAYS HE CAN MAKE 20-YEAR-OLD RUM IN 6 DAYS

Let's not forget beer, likely made mostly from rice.

Japanese Rice Lager

Grow Your Grains

Future Farmers: Will Hydroponic Hops Change the Beer Industry?

Thursday, July 6, 2017

Now Eat This

I found this on the web, and I have to say, I hope to see more of this stuff.

FANTASTIC FEASTS: ALEX KAMAL'S EXPANSE LASAGNA RECIPE

If someone can figure out the food in Game of Thrones, there may yet be hope for an Expanse Cookbook too. . .