Inventor of instant noodles diesMomofuku Ando, file photoMomofuku Ando often ate his company's instant noodlesThe 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 WWII to provide cheap, quick 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 spaceHe developed his first instant noodles, Chicken Ramen, in 1958.The product came out as Japan recovered from the ravages of WWII 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.
Not to take a cheap jab at him or anything, but I wonder.....was he a Pastafarian?...get it? Pastafarian? Cause he invented noodles and....=(R.I.P.
