Instant noodles (Nissin)
Fideos instantáneos (Nissin)
- Date
- 1958 · confidence high
- Place
- Nissin, Ikeda, Osaka, Japan
- Credited to
- Momofuku Ando (Chikin Ramen, 1958; Cup Noodles, 1971)
- People
- 👤 Momofuku Andō1910–2007
- Field
- Life & health
What it is
Precooked, fried noodles that rehydrate in three minutes with hot water, later in a disposable cup. More than 100 billion servings are consumed each year, making it the world's emergency food.
What it led to
- Cheap fast food for students and workers worldwide
- The industrialisation of Asian food and the globalisation of ramen
- Disaster relief food aid
Built on
- frying for dehydration
- polystyrene containers
Made possible
- Cup noodle1971
- cup-ready meals
- microwave dishes