Momofuku Ando, inventor of instant ramen, has died. A Japanese hybrid of Godzilla and Ray Kroc, Momofuku's Nissin Foods burst on the scene in 1958 with "Chikin Ramen" - as a luxury item, no less. Yes, those Cups O' Noodles that fueled exam cramming or unemployment were considered Space Age food for a world that was so on the cusp of providing you a flying car, jetpack AND DisneyMars that you could taste it. And it tasted like "Chikin", apparently.[Taiwan] [Japan] [ramen noodles] [instant noodles]
Born in Taiwan with the name 吴百福, or Wu Baifu, Momofuku went to Japan when he was orphaned as a small child....
Sunday, January 07, 2007
A Great Benefactor of the World Has Left Us
The Peking Duck reports that a great man is gone:
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wow! he was born in Taiwan! awesome. it's interesting that pow mien as more expensive than grabbing a bowl of fresh noodles then.
-Amy
more important than that, he was born in Chiayi County! according to the Japan Times. and he lived in Chiayi for the first 23 years of his life. 1910-1033. so include him with the likes of Wu Bai and Lin Hwa-min. Chiayi blood!
Someone add that to wikipedia.
It's official, then. I now know whose statues should replace Chiang Kai-shek's.
The Wu Baifu Memorial Hall. Has sort of a ring to it, doesn't it?
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