Korean-American Jonny Kim Introduces Red Pepper Paste Burger Recipe Enjoyed in Space...What is the history of space food gochujang?
Apr 30, 2025
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On the 30th (local time), Johnny Kim posted a photo of a hamburger sprinkled with red pepper paste against the backdrop of the space station and a photo of him holding 'Solar Gochujang' in his hand on his social media accounts, including Facebook and Instagram, and shared a recipe that transformed 'Ranger Burger' that U.S. soldiers make and eat in the military themselves.
He explained that beef steaks are stacked with wheat snack bread, cheese, and potato gratin, and a lot of red pepper paste, which is a supply.
Johnny Kim is an active-duty soldier and doctor born to a Korean immigrant family in Los Angeles (LA), California, and even when he was selected as a NASA astronaut, he made headlines for his splendid specs.
Meanwhile, this is not the first time that red pepper paste has appeared as 'space food'.
In 2008, when Korea's first astronaut Dr. Lee So-yeon stayed on the ISS, 10 kinds of traditional Korean space foods, including rice, kimchi, stir-fried kimchi, red pepper paste, soybean paste soup, ramen, red ginseng tea, green tea, sujeonggwa, and gongba, were introduced to astronauts. At that time, red pepper paste was considered to have an excellent effect on relieving stress, maintaining appetite, and relieving nostalgia, and was included in the space-style list.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
