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Our Founder – Momofuku Ando

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Re: Our Founder – Momofuku Ando

#31
post #5

The Cup of Noodles museum in Yokohama was well worth it (get there early if plan to go though, can get very busy).

If you’re in Kansai, you can take the Hankyuu Takarazuka line to Ikeda, near Momofuku Andos birthplace, where they have a noodle museum which not only has a noodle factory experience but also a recreation of his childhood home.

Re: Our Founder – Momofuku Ando

#32
post #5

The Cup of Noodles museum in Yokohama was well worth it (get there early if plan to go though, can get very busy).

If you’re in Kansai, you can take the Hankyuu Takarazuka line to Ikeda, near Momofuku Andos birthplace, where they have a noodle museum which not only has a noodle factory experience but also a recreation of his childhood home.

I didn't know that the Hankyuu Takarazuka line stretches across the Pacific Ocean!

Maybe you meant to say Umeda Station (Osaka)?

Re: Our Founder – Momofuku Ando

#33
post #12

Cup Noodles (and more generally instant noodles) is easily one of the most important inventions ever. It's cheap, it's nutritious, it stores well (and easily), it ships easily (read: cheaply), and it prepares simply and quickly. Most importantly, it's delicious. I know of no other food that checks all these boxes and then some.

Cheese, Hard Tack, Jerkey, Pickles, Kimche, Beer, Salt Pork, Rum, Instant Soup, Pemican, Wine, Dried Beans, Honey, Grain, Potatoes, Tons of Canned foods lets say peaches, regular pasta, Nut butter... yeah I can think of a ton of them, and everything I listed is much more nutritious than instant noodles which basically has carbs, salt, potassium lots of fat, some protein.

Was with you until potatoes. They don't last nearly as long as the other items.

Re: Our Founder – Momofuku Ando

#34
post #32

Earlier quoted context omitted.

If you’re in Kansai, you can take the Hankyuu Takarazuka line to Ikeda, near Momofuku Andos birthplace, where they have a noodle museum which not only has a noodle factory experience but also a recreation of his childhood home.

I didn't know that the Hankyuu Takarazuka line stretches across the Pacific Ocean! Maybe you meant to say Umeda Station (Osaka)?

I meant to say kansai (fixed), but I guess autocorrect had other plans.

Re: Our Founder – Momofuku Ando

#35
post #5

The Cup of Noodles museum in Yokohama was well worth it (get there early if plan to go though, can get very busy).

If you’re in Kansai, you can take the Hankyuu Takarazuka line to Ikeda, near Momofuku Andos birthplace, where they have a noodle museum which not only has a noodle factory experience but also a recreation of his childhood home.

Went there & it was really nice. Can also recommend visiting the lookout & shrine above the town, a really nice view of Ikede and the whole Osaka aglomeration from up there. :)

Re: Our Founder – Momofuku Ando

#38
post #36
post #16

Nissin cup noodles (Japan version with nice toppings) are the only thing I eat on airplanes, even if I am flying business.

Why? Do you take your own?

Cathay Pacific and Singapore airlines usually has them in stock. You just ask.

I bring my own otherwise.

Re: Our Founder – Momofuku Ando

#39
cool story but:

ENRICHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), PALM OIL, SALT, DRIED CARROT FLAKE, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF AUTOLYZED YEAST EXTRACT, CITRIC ACID, CONCENTRATED GREEN CABBAGE JUICE, DEXTROSE, DISODIUM GUANYLATE, DISODIUM INOSINATE, DISODIUM SUCCINATE, DRIED CORN, DRIED PARSLEY, EGG WHITE, GARLIC POWDER, HYDROLYZED CORN PROTEIN, HYDROLYZED SOY PROTEIN, LACTOSE, MALTODEXTRIN, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, ONION POWDER, POTASSIUM CARBONATE, POTASSIUM CHLORIDE, POWDERED CHICKEN, RENDERED CHICKEN FAT, SILICON DIOXIDE, SODIUM ALGINATE, SODIUM CARBONATE, SODIUM TRIPOLYPHOSPHATE, SOYBEAN, SPICE AND COLOR, SUGAR, TBHQ (PRESERVATIVE), WHEAT.

yum!

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