January 6, 2007

• i usually dont post articles on this page of mines, but this seemed quite fitting.

   

  
  

  Saturday, January 6, 2007 · Last updated 3:02 a.m. PT

  Inventor of instant noodles dies at 96

  THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  Nissin Foods founder Momofuku Ando samples Chinese noodle developed, in collaboration with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, in time for Japanese astronaut Soichi Noguchi's mission aboard the space shuttle Discovery during the unveiling in Osaka, western Osaka, in this July 27, 2005, file photo. The Taiwan-born Ando, who had changed the country's food culture with his invention of instant noodle nearly five decades ago, died of a heart attack on Friday January 5, 2007, Japanese press reports said. He was 96. (AP Photo/Kyodo News, FILE)

  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.

   

   

   

  rip good sir. the worlds a better place because of you.

  

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