A Huge Loss for Us All

[bailey3083]

I'm sure that many of use have lived weeks, months, or even years as poor students/pilots/airline employees solely sustained off of this man's invention, so I figured a moment of silence was in order!


Sat Jan 6, 602 AM ET TOKYO - Momofuku Ando, the Japanese inventor of instant noodles — a dish that has sustained American college students for decades — has died. He was 96.

Nissin Food Products Co., the company Ando founded, said on its Web site that he died Friday after suffering a heart attack.

Born in Taiwan, Ando founded his company in 1948 from a humble family operation. Faced with food shortages in post-World War II Japan, Ando thought a quality, convenient noodle product would help feed the masses.

In 1958, his "Chicken Ramen" — the first instant noodle — was introduced after many trials. Following its success, the company added other products, such as the "Cup Noodle" in 1971.

"The Momofuku Ando Instant Ramen Museum" opened in 1999 in Ikeda City in western Japan commemorating his inventions.

Ando gave a speech at the company's New Year ceremony and enjoyed Chicken Ramen for lunch with Nissin employees on Thursday before falling ill, Japan's largest daily Yomiuri reported.

He is survived by his wife, Masako.

 

[doylehargraves]

You are a strange cat.

 

[TurboHonda]

A moment of silence is certainly in order.

My first exposure to Ramen noodles was in Korea in 1973. I thought I had hit the jackpot the first time I bought a case of those dehydrated bales. The price worked out to about a nickel a bag. A real nickel ( 5cents) and a real bag. I used to cook them on the hot plate that I used for warming my Sake. By adding an egg and maybe some green onions, a veritable feast could be had.

My “yobo” didn’t share my enthusiasm. For her, the lowly Ramen noodles represented poor people’s food and she had long ago swore off ever having to eat that way again. After all, the $50 dollars a month that I paid her insured she would never have to.

 

[CFIcare]

>taps playing....slowly....>

I remember the not-so-long ago days of 12-for-a dollar Ramen that I bought, on sale from 10/$1.00 and the dented can store. The looks from the cashier as I piled them high on the counter.... The days of making $100 a week as a CFI and living in a dump apartment.... the Ramen stir frys with a 50-cent bag of frozen veggies and soy sauce packets I swiped from the Chinese place...the Ramen and meat-like balls,... Ramen and boullion cube soup. Ramen and Cheez-like substance. Ew....

I swore to never eat Ramen again the day I got my first real job. But I have to pause and give homage to the inventor of the pilot gruel we love to hate.

 

[FL420]

How's the inventor of Swanson's Chicken Pot Pies doin'? At 50¢ each I could sometimes afford two.

 

[CA1900]

Mary Swanson. She's doing great. I believe she's living somewhere near Aspen....

 

[errrriiic]

That's Aspin, man, what a pathetic loser, no offense.

 

[Some guy]

Mary Swanson. She's doing great. I believe she's living somewhere near Aspen....

I thought it was Mary Sampsonite. Either way, I'd like to visit Aspen sometime. I haven't been to California for a while.

SG

 

[Freight Dog]

Aspen... where beer flows like wine.

 

[RemoveB4Flght]

Our need for cheap nourishment and a potential lethal dose of sodium will never be the same

Ho T. Pocket is still coming up with ways to pack in more artery cloggin fun into each bite!