Nissin Chikin Ramen Explained

Chicken Ramen
Producedby:Nissin Foods
Introduced:1958

, or Nissin Chicken Ramen,[1] is a noodle brand and the first marketed brand of Japanese instant noodles produced by Nissin Foods since 1958. It was invented by Momofuku Ando after he learned how to cook tempura in his house in Ikeda, Osaka.[2] The product is sold in Japan with small amounts exported overseas by distributors.

History

Instant noodles were invented by and were first marketed by Taiwanese-Japanese inventor and businessman Momofuku Ando on 25 August 1958 by Ando's company, Nissin, under the brand name Chikin Ramen.[3] [4] [5] [6] Ando developed the production method of flash frying noodles after they had been made, creating the "instant" noodle. This dried the noodles and gave them a longer shelf life, even exceeding that of frozen noodles. Each noodle block was pre-seasoned and sold for 35 yen. Initially, due to its price and novelty, Chikin Ramen was considered a luxury item, as Japanese grocery stores typically sold fresh noodles for one-sixth their price.[7] [8] Despite this, instant noodles eventually gained immense popularity, especially after being promoted by Mitsubishi Corporation.[9]

Description

Unlike Nissin's other noodles, the ramen does not have seasoning packets but flavoring contained within the noodle itself.[10]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Brands.
  2. Web site: Our Founder.
  3. Web site: 劉黎兒觀點》泡麵是日本人發明的？日媒還台灣雞絲麵發明者一個公道 . 2020-10-20. 2019-03-29. 新頭殼 Newtalk 國際. zh-TW. 2020-11-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20201121180433/https://newtalk.tw/news/view/2019-03-29/226261.
  4. Web site: 熾烈な争いが生んだ世界に冠たるインスタントラーメン. 2017-12-21. 2019-04-30. https://web.archive.org/web/20190430084841/http://magazine.sina.com/bg/chinatimesweekly/1508/2007-01-16/ba27243.html.
  5. Web site: 【番外編】NHK『まんぷく』チキンラーメンは本当に「発明」なのか（下）- 野嶋剛. 2019-02-01. 2020-12-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20201202042332/https://blogos.com/article/355107/.
  6. Web site: Schreiber . Mark . 2019-03-16 . Does NHK drama credit instant noodles to the right inventor? . 2024-03-24 . The Japan Times . en.
  7. Beech. Hannah. Momofuku Ando. https://web.archive.org/web/20080829170611/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1554981,00.html. dead. August 29, 2008. Time. 13 November 2006.
  8. Web site: Nissin Foods – About Us. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20071024113621/http://www.nissinfoods.com/company/about.php. 2007-10-24.
  9. Web site: Inventor of the Week Archive: Momofuku Ando. https://web.archive.org/web/20071226165331/http://web.mit.edu/invent/iow/ando.html. dead. 2007-12-26. MIT.
  10. Web site: Noodle #3: Nissin's Original Chicken Ramen. Punkednoodle. 30 June 2010. 14 January 2015.

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