> 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?
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/ 2. https://www.acs.org/molecule-of-the-week/archive/g/geosmin.h...