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Father of Instant Ramen Passes Away

Posted by Zonk on from the a-sad-day-for-noodles dept.

Chained Fei writes "Ando Momofuku, Father of the Instant Ramen, passed away on January 5th at the age of 96. He concocted the idea for Instant Ramen after WWII, hoping to reduce the amount of poor nourishment for soldiers in the field. If not for this great man, many a poor college student and programmer would have starved over the years. From the article: 'In 1971, Nissin introduced the Cup Noodle featuring instant ramen in a waterproof plastic foam container. Dubbed the "Ramen King," Ando is credited with expanding Nissin into the No. 1 company in the industry and was well-known for his dedication to his work ... In 1999, Ando opened the Momofuku Ando Instant Ramen Museum in Ikeda, Osaka Prefecture, after installing his second son, Koki, as president of the company.'"

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  1. Re:Ate much ramen? by The+Clockwork+Troll · · Score: 3, Funny

    His body was 96 but he had lost his noodle long before.

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  2. Truly a Miracle by triikan · · Score: 5, Funny

    Ramen noodles are proof of the far reach of the FSM's noodly appendage.

    1. Re:Truly a Miracle by tiluki · · Score: 5, Funny

      Ramen to that!

  3. Re:Oh noes! by mikkelm · · Score: 4, Funny

    How is that foregoing anything?

  4. There must be a mistake... by __aaclcg7560 · · Score: 4, Funny

    I thought instant ramen came from heaven...

    1. Re:There must be a mistake... by gamer4Life · · Score: 4, Funny

      It did. The FSM sent it's beloved son, Ando Momofuku, to the world to teach the world about FSM through Ramen. The FSM exists, simultaneously and eternally, as a mutual indwelling of two beings - the FSM and Ando Momofuku. You might ask yourself, "Why?!" -- the answer my friend, is to just accept it, the FSM works in mysterious ways.

      Ra-men, brother.

  5. What a heart warming story by joss · · Score: 4, Funny

    That guy needed success so he could move into a good neighbourhood.
    It must have been confusing for him in a bad neighbourhood...
    random stranger: "Hey, momofuka"
    Ando: "how did you know my name"

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  6. Ramen. by icefaerie · · Score: 5, Funny

    Allow me to say, Ando was truly touched by His Noodly Appendage. We have lost a great man. Ramen.

  7. Mr. Ando reportedly ate tons of the stuff by antifoidulus · · Score: 4, Funny

    and yet lived to be 96 years old. Maybe there is hope for me yet :P

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  8. Honoring him by Chris+Mattern · · Score: 4, Funny

    I believe we should each observe three minutes of silence in memory of him. Some of you may even have a timer for that.

    Chris Mattern

  9. Re:I live in LA... by nomadic · · Score: 4, Funny

    If you are lucky enough to live in LA

    That's a novel definition of the word "lucky"...