The inventor of instant noodles, Momofuku Ando, has died in Japan, aged 96, of a heart attack. Mr Ando was born in Taiwan in 1910 and moved to Japan in 1933, founding Nissin Food Products Co after World War II to provide cheap food for the masses. His most famous product, Cup Noodle, was released in 1971. Its taste and ease of preparation - adding hot water to dried noodles in a waterproof polystyrene container - have made it popular around the world. Mr Ando said the inspiration for his product came when he saw people lining up to buy bowls of hot ramen noodle soup at a black market stall during the food shortages after World War II. Noodles in space He developed his first instant noodles, Chicken Ramen, in 1958. The product came out as Japan recovered from the ravages of World War II and began a long period of economic expansion. It was the masterstroke of providing a waterproof polystyrene container for the noodles that made his Cup Noodle an instant success in 1971. Nissin has led the global instant noodle industry since then, selling 85.7 billion servings every year, according to Agence France Presse. His firm also developed a version of Cup Noodle for Japanese astronauts to eat on the space shuttle Discovery in 2005. In 1999, Mr Ando opened a museum in Osaka devoted to instant noodles. He retired as Nissin's chairman in 2005. Japanese newspapers and business people have been paying tribute to Mr Ando. "He was a self-made man who developed an epoch-making instant noodle product and spread it to all corners of the world," Akio Nomura, chairman of the Osaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry, told Kyodo news agency. Mr Ando remained active until just days before his death, giving a New Year's speech to Nissin employees and having a lunch of Chicken Ramen with company executives. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/6237013.stm
he lived till 96... wow... i knew instant noodles r good stuff... R.I.P. one of the greatest inventors...
yep one of the greatist inventions, keeps me from starving to death when i realise i have no food in the house and cant be arsed to go buy some more
wow, my friend survived on instant noodles after she moved out of her house to go to university instant noodles are yummy, but fat >< imagine if the inventor did eat alot of instant noodles... 0_0
R.I.P. Man this sucks....I would sometimes eat instant noodles while I was high. It was the best thing i have ever tasted =(
Wow never really give it a thought to find out who invented instance noodles, but he sure made something useful and used regularly round the globe. Living till 96 good for him -worship ... I do wonder why or how he came up with the product. like was he a bit lazy and suddenly thought hey why not make something instance to be eaten. -unsure ... anyhow hope he RIP
well i guess i kinda figured that... imagine how old he could live till if his diet was cup noodle or instant noodle everyday... but then again i heard the instant noodles in Japan is a lot healthier than the ones they export... they dun use MSG for local Japanese ones b load the exported ones with MSG -unsure
Les all cook a Ramen for Momofuku.. my homie MoMo for the instant noodle... OoooOOOooOOOhh...... -cool2
omg!! i must praise him, he has made me an addict to instant noodles. its so easy and sometimes yummy haha. sad to hear that he died.
I doubt one can live up to 96 on ramen alone. It certainly a quick fix for lazy people who don't want to fuss with cooking. Unfortunately the side effect is going bald. Maybe someone will come with a flavor of ramen that help people grow more hair. heheheh...
there's a guy in stanford, died for malnutrition from eating instant noodles every day.. but i guess that guy just had a bad luck .. dang He lives long enough till 96 .. and from the look on his face he`s having a great life too ... Well.. without him i can`t eat noodles during the rainy days .. So.. RIP grandpaa ..-down
damn.. i remember saving money eating this stuff for breakfast and lunch... occasionally, i still do. RIP and thank you Mr. Ando
i never knew who the inventor of instant noodle is and isn't he smart?! i love instant noodle so thanks to him for inventing it.
