Instant Ramen
The popularity of ramen, a complicated dish available largely only in restaurants, in Japan after World War II led Momofuku Ando to attempt to invent an instant variety. In his backyard, Ando invented a flash-frying technique that allowed ramen noodles to be turned into dried bricks without losing flavor. While expensive at first, mass production dropped the price, turning it into a convenience food.
Instant Ramen Fast Facts
- Invented in: 1958
- Invented by: Momofuku Ando
- First flavor: Chicken
- 1971: Cup Noodle released
- 2006: 92 billion packages sold
- 87 billion: exported from Japan
- "Momofuku Ando Instant Ramen Museum" named after founder
Chicken Spinach Caesar Ramen Salad Recipe
Ramen Cookbooks
- Amazon.com: 101 Ways to Make Ramen Noodles Cookbook | Everybody Loves Ramen
What's the difference between Ramen and Top Ramen?(1 Answer)
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About five cents a package. In more seriousness, ramen is a generic term for wheat noodles in meat broth (or dry curly noodles with a broth packet, if ...
Does anyone have any spicy ramen recipes?(1 Answer)
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I've found a few sites here with different Ramen recipes... The first, entitled The Official Ramen Homepage (oo-er!) has a few variations to offer :) http://www.mattfischer ...
wants to know....does top ramen have msg in it??(2 Answers)
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Yes. According to Ron Konzak, the author of "The Book of Ramen", the flavor packets include MSG. http://archives.cnn.com/2000/FOOD/news/02/23/instant.noodle ...
References
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Originated in China
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Used to be called shina soba
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Tokugawa Misukuni reportedly ate ramen in late 17th century
