‹ Movie Review: The Good Shepherd •
Pastafarians, college students, and South Koreans are in mourning following the death of Momofuku Ando, inventor of instant ramen noodles, and founder of the Nissin Food Products Co.
The ubiquitous ramen noodles are more than a food. They are a touchstone of our culture, providing a link between people all over the world, sparking books, movies, and music.
For these reasons I think we should nominate Ando for a Nobel Prize in Cheap Food. Who’s with me? I mean, Norman Borlaug got the Nobel Peace Prize in 1970 just for growing rice and saving a billion people. Ando created ramen noodles which are much tastier than rice. Plus 44.3 billion packs were sold in China alone in 2005. There’s scientific proof that Ando is at least 44.3 times more deserving of a Nobel Prize.
1 comment
January 7, 2007 at 12:06 pm
Aaron
I think the last time I ate Ramen Noodles was my first year in college. There’s enough salt in those flavor packets to kill a giant slug!