Noodles: The World's Convenience Food

<p>Nissin Chikin Ramen (日清チキンラーメン), the first marketed brand of instant noodles, launched in Japan on 25th August, 1958.</p><br><p>The product was created by Momofuku Ando, who developed the production method of flash frying noodles after they had been made, thereby drying them and extending their shelf life. His inspiration sprung from the food scarcity in Japan after the Second World War, and the Ministry of Health’s attempts to distribute unpopular U.S.-supplied bread.</p><br><p>In this episode, Arion, Rebecca and Olly explore how Ando’s invention became the world’s emergency supply, student essential, and even prison currency…</p><br><p><strong>Further Reading:</strong></p><ul><li><strong>‘</strong>How Momofuku Ando invented instant ramen — and transformed Japanese cuisine’ (Vox, 2015): <a href="https://www.vox.com/2015/3/5/8150929/momofuku-ando-ramen-instant-noodles" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.vox.com/2015/3/5/8150929/momofuku-ando-ramen-instant-noodles</a></li><li><strong>‘</strong>Momofuku Ando & The Rise Of Ramen In Post-War Japan’ (HistoryExtra, 2021): <a href="https://www.historyextra.com/period/20th-century/momofuko-ando-noodles-ramen-history-postwar-japan/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.historyextra.com/period/20th-century/momofuko-ando-noodles-ramen-history-postwar-japan/</a></li><li>‘How Instant Ramen Became An Instant Success’ (Insider Business, 2021): <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ASlx70G2x-c" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ASlx70G2x-c</a></li></ul><p><br></p><p>#Food #Japan #50s #Inventions</p><br><p><strong>We'll be back on Monday - unless you join </strong>🌴<strong>CLUB RETROSPECTORS</strong>🌴<strong>, where we give you ad-free listening AND a full-length Sunday episode every week!</strong></p><p>Plus, weekly bonus content, unlock over 70 bonus bits, and support our independent podcast.</p><p><strong>Join now via </strong><a href="https://url6.mailanyone.net/scanner?m=1pT2Lf-0009qi-5n&d=4%7Cmail%2F90%2F1676646000%2F1pT2Lf-0009qi-5n%7Cin6f%7C57e1b682%7C10917358%7C13772167%7C63EF986FDB77B8781C00E7AE89BE8ABC&o=%2Fphtp%3A%2Fats3.plCo%2FxecXQWW&s=1-saMneAG6Jlxwm-HSpmcJnDbt8" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Apple Podcasts</strong></a><strong> or </strong><a href="https://url6.mailanyone.net/scanner?m=1pT2Lf-0009qi-5n&d=4%7Cmail%2F90%2F1676646000%2F1pT2Lf-0009qi-5n%7Cin6f%7C57e1b682%7C10917358%7C13772167%7C63EF986FDB77B8781C00E7AE89BE8ABC&o=%2Fphta%3A%2Fptsootr%2F.cmenerRetspctosro&s=tfEv-TbMNzGzaXbO1_4ITwuG0Jc" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Patreon</strong></a><strong>. </strong>Thanks!</p><p> </p><p><em>The Retrospectors are Olly Mann, Rebecca Messina & Arion McNicoll, with Matt Hill.</em></p><p><em>Theme Music: Pass The Peas. Announcer: Bob Ravelli. Graphic Design: Terry Saunders. Edit Producer: Sophie King.</em></p><p><em>Copyright: Rethink Audio / Olly Mann 202</em>3.</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

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