In 1956, Japan was suffering from a food crisis and received a donation of an abundance of wheat from the American government. People were encouraged to consume bread instead of rice. Since an increasing number of people in his neighborhood ate noodles made of rice, it crossed Ando's mind to create noodles made of wheat instead. He believed this product would become very popular since most Japanese are passionate about noodles. He decided to make an unusual kind of noodles: not only yummy, but also easy and quick to serve and available everywhere.
He proceeded to experiment with this novel product in his own home: the process is for sure much different from the making of ordinary noodles. The result? His noodles were sold out on the very first day they were introduced in a supermarket. And to make a long story short, this kind of noodles has been in great demand ever since.
Do you know what noodles I'm talking about? It's instant noodles!
food that people now can't do without, especially in time of emergency or disaster: earthquake, tsunami, flood, etc. Don't you think it's more practical to donate instant noodles than rice to the victims of a disaster, because they have a longer shelf life and are quick to serve?
Well, that's a very brief story about how instant noodles came into being =)
source : C'nS magazine
