For me, there are so much creative people in the world. But now, I am thinking of someone that makes me thankful that god give him an inspiration to make this addicted thing called “instant noodle”. Yes, I think the founder of instant noodle is very creative person. Do you know who the founder is? The founder of world’s first instant noodles and cup noodles is Momofuku Ando.
Momofuku Ando was the Taiwanese and Japanese founder and chairman of Nissin Food Products Co. Ltd., one of the biggest manufacturers of instant noodles today. He was dubbed as Mr. Noodle and The Noodle Papa. The history of instant noodle is beginning after the World War II, Japanese people are hungry, and war left the nation with food shortages. Ministry of Health tried to encourage people to eat bread made from wheat flour that was supplied by the United States. Ando wondered why bread was recommended instead of noodles, which were more familiar to Japanese people. So, Ando decided to develop the production of noodles by himself. The experience convinced him that “Peace will come to the world when the people have enough to eat”.
On August 25, 1958, at the age of 48, and after months of trial and error experimentation to perfect his flash-frying method, Ando marketed the first package of precooked instant noodles called Chicken Ramen. His noodles were boiled with flavoring, deep-fried with palm oil to remove moisture, and dried into a noodle cake.
1st chicken ramen
Then in September 18, 1971, Ando began the sales of his most famous product, Cup Noodles with the masterstroke of providing a waterproof polystyrene container.
Why I think he’s creative?
- variant of instant noodles in Indonesia
Because he can read that most people in Japan like noodles and his brilliant idea push him to find some ways to make noodles that can be proceed with instant. The successful of instant noodle is very helpful for a lot of people whose need food as soon as possible. He was success to make food that can be proceed with easy and quick.*it is help me when I really really starving. His invention also makes a trend in noodles business, and most of country inspired to produce instant noodles. Nowadays, noodles that Momofuku Ando’s found had spread in all over country with great and variant taste. In Indonesia for example, there is one company called Indofood and this company has produce noodle with much variant that have brand “Indomie”. Indonesian people like this noodle and I think this food have become a tradition in this country. Besides it has cheap price, the taste also can make people addicted. In my opinion, this creative invention that made by Momofuku Ando’s is one of the most important invention.
