I read a book by US astronaut Scott Kelly where he said Russian cosmonauts are given food loaded with dill before going up. (Kelly had to fly out of Russia a few times.) Apparently the dill helps with flatulence, so pre-flight meals are liberally seasoned with dill.
nakedonmygoat t1_iybohi1 wrote
Reply to TIL that beans are banned in Spacecraft because they can produce "1-3 cups of flatus" in an environment where there are no windows by April_Spring_1982
I read a book by US astronaut Scott Kelly where he said Russian cosmonauts are given food loaded with dill before going up. (Kelly had to fly out of Russia a few times.) Apparently the dill helps with flatulence, so pre-flight meals are liberally seasoned with dill.