Instant Ramen Inventor Dies
If your college diet consisted partly—oh, who are we kidding—mostly of instant ramen, you have Momofuku Ando to thank (or blame.)
Mr. Ando, the product's inventor, died Friday at 96. Says the Los Angeles Times:
As recounted in his 2002 autobiography, "How I Invented Magic Noodles," Ando's eureka moment occurred in 1957, when he noticed a long line of customers waiting for service outside a noodle shop. He asked himself if there was not a faster way to serve all those busy-but-famished construction workers and salarymen who were working late shifts and overtime hours to rebuild Japan after the war.
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