• Samantha Cristoforetti is currently on the International Space Station

• The astronaut got to take 'bonus food' with her for psychological reasons

• Samantha knocked up a quinoa, tomato, mackerel and leek cream tortilla

• She managed to stop some floating food but a piece of mackerel got away

A European Space Agency astronaut has demonstrated how to make a meal in space – and the results are amazing.

Samantha Cristoforetti, who is currently on board the International Space Station for her long duration mission Futura, recorded herself eating some ‘bonus food’ she was allowed to bring with her.

According to the ESA, comfort food is an important item in space for psychological reasons.

The ESA said food that floats away is pulled towards a ventilation grid and removed during a cleaning round  

And astronauts are allowed to take a certain amount of their favourite food with them – ingredients that remind them of the tastes of home.

In the clip, Samantha demonstrates assembling a bonus meal in microgravity and knocks up a quinoa salad with dried tomatoes, mackerel and leek cream, all wrapped in a warm tortilla.

The ESA astronaut and Italian Air Force captain begins by opening the packet of tortillas, taking one out and leaving it to float in front of her.