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The Invention of Instant Noodles

The creation in 1958 of a new food product that would revolutionise mealtimes in Japan and across the world.

In August 1958 the Japanese entrepreneur, Momofuku Ando, came up with the idea of a brand new food product that would change eating habits of people across the world. Ashley Byrne has been speaking to Yukitaka Tsutsui, an executive for the company founded by Ando, about the birth of the Instant Noodle.

Photo: 'Space Ram' instant noodles for astronauts (YOSHIKAZU TSUNO/AFP/Getty Images)

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Fri 17 Aug 2018 07:50GMT

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