<ul><li>Researchers successfully fermented miso in space and found it to taste good but different from miso made on Earth.</li><li>The miso made on the International Space Station (ISS) had a nuttier and more roasted flavor, possibly due to unique environmental conditions like microgravity and increased radiation.</li><li>The study suggests a "space terroir," akin to the unique flavor characteristics found in wine grapes, may exist in space fermentation.</li><li>The microbial composition of the space miso also differed from Earth miso, highlighting the impact of the fermentation environment in space.</li></ul>

Researchers who made miso in space say it tastes good, but different

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