Who is the creator of noodles

Do You Like Noodles?

I think every people like noodles.

Do you know, who is the creator of instant noodles?

Momofoku Ando

Ando is a Taiwanese-born Japanese businessman who was born on March 5, 1910. He is known worldwide for his services in creating the world's first instant ramen in 1958 under the name Chickan Ramen. Ando died in 2007 at the age of 96 due to heart failure.

Even so, Ando admits one of the secrets that is long-lived because of Ramen Chicken almost every day. When he died, he died as a wife named Masako, and two children, one son and one daughter.

He created instant noodles because of the scarcity of food in Japan

Ando experienced a shortage of food in Japan in the post-World War II era. At that time, after surrendering, the Japanese government encouraged people to eat bread instead of noodles. The reason was because the noodle company at that time was very unstable in meeting consumer demand.

Ando was inspired to make Chicken Ramen in 1958. Noodles are made by spraying steamed and seasoned noodles in hot oil. At the time the production cost was 6 times that of ordinary noodles. Slowly, Ando's instant noodle business is going well.

After a business trip to the United States in 1971, he noticed how Americans ate noodles. Ando was inspired to sell his product in the now famous polystyrene cup. This concept makes hot noodles last longer.

He was jailed for tax

Just before establishing his 'noodle' kingdom, Ando worked in finance and sat on the Credit Union board in Japan. In 1948, according to news of his death in the Los Angeles Times, Ando was apparently jailed for avoiding taxes.

But Ando claimed he was giving college scholarships to poor students. At that time it was considered illegal in Japan. Immediately after his release, Ando was completely bankrupt and lost almost everything. Previously he was also known to have a textile shop, which is a family business. When he discovered enlightenment through the innovation of instant noodles, Ando also recently founded his company called Nissin to produce salt in Osaka.

He chose chicken as the first taste in his noodles

In his 2002 autobiography entitled 'How I Invented Magic Noodles', Ando wrote that he specifically chose chicken as the first taste of his instant noodles. According to Ando, ​​chicken consumption is not prohibited in any religion.

There are two museums that dedicate the figure of Momofoku Ando

There is a museum dedicated to Ando in the city of Ikeda in Osaka, Japan. It's called the Momofuku Ando Instant Ramen Museum, with free admission. There is also the CupNoodles museum in Yokohama. Inside the museum, visitors can make their own cup of noodles using various ingredients.

In 2005 Ando felt proud because at that time Japanese astronaut Soichi Noguchi succeeded in bringing instant noodles that had been packaged in a special vacuum in his plane. Ando said, "I have realized my dream that noodles can go into space."

Every year in Texas, United States there is a celebration of Momofuku Ando Day. This began in 2007, right in the month of Ando's death in a hospital in Dallas. The purpose of this celebration is to honor this legendary figure.

Momofuku Ando Day falls on the second Friday in January.

And  now you already know who invented instant noodles.

Thank you, Momofoku Ando for creating such delicious food

Ok! You can cook noodles now!

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