Because It’s Friday – What is the Taste of the Centre of the Galaxy?

So do you know? Spoiler it is not daisies.

This post came about because this odd question came up on Richard Osman’s House of Games – and I just had to check it out.

The answer is raspberries – it is to do with the hunt, by astronomers for amino acids in space – they are the building blocks of life – in space. Whilst sorting through data from Sagittarius B2, a dust cloud at the centre of the galaxy, scientists failed to find amino acids, they did find ethyl formate. This is the chemical that gives raspberries their flavour.

Here is a full explanation, from 2009 by Ian Sample in The Guardian:

Galaxy’s centre tastes of raspberries and smells of rum, say astronomers | Alien life | The Guardian

Have you bought your Mother a present yet?

The 19 March 2023 is Mother’s Day – in case you have forgotten. If you are still wondering what to get her, then have a look at my Geek Mum present guide:

So your Mum is a geek!

Photo by Alex Bargain