> Will potatoes grown on Mars have a "marsy" taste to them? Probably will depend on whether there is a difference you can taste from earthy to "marsy" potatoes

> Will potatoes grown on Mars have a "marsy" taste to them? Probably will depend on whether there is a difference you can taste from earthy to "marsy" potatoes. Some experimental trials [1] have indicated that growing potatoes on Mars will be difficult, but possible. Google is telling me Geosmin is the chemical typically associated with earthy odor and taste [2]. The mars regolith is apparently quite salty, so it's completely possible that "marsy" taste may become associated with some similar common chemical product of martian agriculture? 1. https://cipotato.org/annualreport2016/stories/mars-potatoes/ https://cipotato.org/annualreport2016/stories/mars-potatoes/ 2. https://www.acs.org/molecule-of-the-week/archive/g/geosmin.html https://www.acs.org/molecule-of-the-week/archive/g/geosmin.h...