Welcome to NASA HUNCH Culinary and Nutrition Science
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2023-2024 Theme:    Savory Breakfast Item that includes a Vegetable.

Click here 2023-2024 Challenge information

Watch the final 2023 competition HERE

2023 Finalist Competition at Space Center Houston

Scroll Down for  last year's Culinary Challenge Winners

NASA HUNCH Video
A Bridge Above: ISS 20 years video

Reviews and Quotes

Click here to see astronaut review of 1st year Culinary winners

Quote from Tom Marshburn on Expedition 66 on Burnett HS Chicken Francese (2021 winner)

The winner, a chicken dish in some sort of cream or cheese sauce, with lemon, was outstanding!  We ate it over Christmas, loved it a lot and wish it were on the standard menu for ISS!  They did a great job creating a unique dish with flavors we don’t get up here typically.

Quote from Increment 61 astronauts on Phoebus HS (2019 Winner):
To the winning HUNCH team, Spice 2 Space 2.0:
Daysi, Amarianna, Mya, Travis, Iyana, Wesleigh, and Tierra,

Greetings from the International Space Station!  Thank you for the wonderful surprise Harvest Hash this holiday season!  We received it in advance of Christmas and anxiously waited to save it for a special occasion and had it on Christmas Day as part of a big brunch.  We loved it.  We were all speculating as to which herbs gave it the unique flavor and then found the ingredient list!  I think it was the fennel—one of my favorites.
 
Thank you and best wishes from orbit,
 
-Increment 61 of the ISS: Luca, Drew, Jessica, Oleg, Sasha, and Christina
 
Note – This is Private\Personal Mail, not for release to the media.
 

​​Quote from Expedition 59 astronauts on 2018 Culinary Winner:
“Thank you to all involved in this amazing program, and to the students for their efforts, creativity, and for nailing a really good dessert!
Please pass our huge THANK YOUS and WELL DONE to Decatur High School for their Orange-Blackberry Croissant Casserole. This was one of the best foods that we have had up here, we thoroughly enjoyed it and wished we had more! I would order this at a restaurant on Earth.” – Anne, Nick, Christina and David

Our Partners:

Sullivan University

The American Culinary Federation 

World Chefs 

Click here  to learn more about scholarships and Awards

Top 3 winners in the NASA HUNCH Culinary Challenge
  1. Landstown HS, Virginia, Three sisters Stew
  2. Wekiva HS, Florida, Chicken and Shrimp Jambalaya
  3. Brazoswood Hs, Texas, Roasted Red Pepper tomato soup