{"id":43336,"date":"2018-12-29T08:00:14","date_gmt":"2018-12-28T23:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/?p=43336"},"modified":"2022-05-17T11:14:08","modified_gmt":"2022-05-17T02:14:08","slug":"osaka-momofuku-ando-cup-noodle-museum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/osaka-momofuku-ando-cup-noodle-museum\/","title":{"rendered":"Cup Noodle Museum in Osaka: Learn How Osaka Inventor Momofuku Ando Changed Edible History"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Though it is not always easy to find real ramen<\/em><\/strong> in Western countries, you can usually get instant noodles<\/strong> from supermarkets. A good and cheap meal, ready to eat in a few minutes just by adding hot water; it is simple enough for cup noodles to be one of the most popular fast foods in the world. The\u00a0inventor, Momofuku Ando<\/strong>, probably did not imagine such huge success in his early days. Born in Taiwan <\/strong>during Japan’s colonization period, he moved to Osaka,<\/strong> where he founded his company and spent his life innovating\u00a0instant noodles<\/strong>. Today the Cup Noodles Museum in Osaka<\/strong><\/a> is dedicated to showcasing them in dozens of forms. The museum also allows you to make your own cup noodles.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Momofuku Ando, a life dedicated to cup noodles<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

After\u00a0World War II<\/strong>, Japan had difficulties feeding all of its inhabitants. Japanese people needed a cheap and inexpensive meal to fill their bellies. Momofuku Ando<\/a>,<\/strong>\u00a0then a young entrepreneur in his forties, believed the future was in instant noodles. “Peace will come to the world when people have enough to eat,” he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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He spent a whole year researching and experimenting with his recipe in his studio in Osaka. Sleeping only four hours per night without any days off, his efforts finally paid off. On August 25, 1958, he gave birth to the first instant noodles: chicken ramen.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n