Posted on 01/06/2007 8:16:44 AM PST by csvset
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.
I presume you mean marinating the bread in Coca-cola and then frying it on the griddle.
That's the best way.
Hopefully the guy that invented "Pizza In A Cup" is still with us.
Thanks for the gourmet ping.
This recipe is for those with their new GPS units out there in the wide open spaces crossing the Rio Grande.
RIO RAMEN
2 pkg. beef flavor Top Ramen
1 lb. ground beef
1/2 to 1 tsp. Mexican seasoning (or chili powder)
Cheddar cheese, shredded
Taco sauce and sour cream, if desired
Break up noodles in package before opening. Add noodles to 2 cups boiling water. (Save both seasoning packets to add to ground beef while cooking.) Cook noodles uncovered, stir occasionally for 3 minutes. Rinse and drain well. Cook ground beef with seasoning packets and 1/2 to 1 teaspoon Mexican seasoning or chili powder until meat is browned. Arrange meat over hot noodles. Top with shredded cheese, taco sauce and sour cream, if desired. Serves 4.
Serve to the border patrol when they show up.
Didn't mean that at all. ....but it does sounds gross. I'll have to try it.
Have you tried this?
Ramen Noodle salad
2 packages Ramen noodles, broken up (Oriental flavor - or 1 oriental, 1 chicken)
4 oz. package of almond slivers
4 oz. package of sunflower seeds (shelled)
2 - 1 pound bags of cole slaw or similar amount of cabbage, carrots, etc. that you process yourself
1 bunch of green onions (optional)
Dressing:
2 packages of Ramen noodle seasoning
1/3 cup cider vinegar or rice wine vinegar
½ cup sugar (more or less to taste)
½ cup oil
Combine salad ingredients and dressing ingredients separately.
Do not add dressing until just before ready to serve. If taking this dish away from home, transport the dressing and the noodles/seeds/nuts in a separate container.
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