The Ramen King Dies
Momofuku Ando, the inventor of the instant noodle, died on January 7th at age 96.
Yes, you read that right, the guy who came up with instant ramen noodles lived to 96. It’s a health food!
In 1948, he founded the precursor of Nissin, before introducing Chicken Ramen, the world’s first instant noodle product, in 1958.
Ando was inspired to develop the instant noodle after coming upon a long line of people on a cold night shortly after World War II waiting to buy freshly made ramen at a black market food stall, according to Nissin. The experience convinced him that “Peace will come to the world when the people have enough to eat,” it said.
In 1971, Nissin introduced the Cup Noodle, instant noodles in a waterproof styrofoam container that could be used to cook the noodles, ahead of his competitors.
What an awesome dude. There should be a holiday at college campuses across the country in this guy’s honor.
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Doug,
Last week I attempted to send you a comic about this, did you get it?
I did not.
Please re-send!
gmail strikes again!
Here’s the comic:
http://www.phdcomics.com/comics/archive.php?comicid=807