Meanwhile…At The Pot Noodle Museum, Japan
JAPAN’S Pot Noodle Museum is an entertaining place. The Yokohama testament to instant noodles in a pot offers visitors the chance to try out 12 toppings and various flavours on offer. There are seasonal treats, such as the St Valentine’s Day noodlerama, featuring “heart-shaped chicken ramen”.
The museum also tells the story of Momofuku Ando,”father of the instant noodle.”
They’re not kidding. One attraction allows children to experience the noodle process first hand.
He invented his first noodles in 1958.
In a little shed behind his home in the town of Ikeda, Osaka Prefecture, Momofuku started work on a invention for quickly making ramen at home by just adding hot water. He worked alone, sleeping only four hours a night and without a day off for an entire year. Chicken Ramen, the product of many trial and error experiments, was dubbed “magic ramen” and became an instant popular sensation.
1971 brought the breakthrough:
On a fact finding trip to America, Momofuku observes supermarket managers breaking up Chicken Ramen noodles, putting them in a cup, pouring in hot water, and then eating them with a fork. It was then that Momofuku realized that moving past conceptions about how we eat was the key to making instant ramen a global food. By bringing together all sorts of wisdom and innovative ideas, CUPNOODLES transformed “made in Japan” instant ramen into a global food.
But the real highlight is hat;s going on outside:
Posted: 12th, February 2014 | In: The Consumer Comment | TrackBack | Permalink
