<![CDATA[TIL on this day in 1958 instant ramen was created]]>On August 25, 1958, Momofuku Ando created the first instant noodles, Chikin Ramen (Chicken Ramen). The inventor and businessman created them to help address the food shortage crisis in post-World War II Japan. Ramen itself has its roots in China, but after Japan ended its isolationist policies in the mid-1800s, the quintessentially Japanese version of the dish was created from the resulting cultural fusion. More specifically, modern Japanese ramen was first created in 1926 by a chef named Wang Wen-chai at a Chinese restaurant in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan. His dish was designed to appeal to both Chinese and Japanese students studying in the area and combined Chinese wheat-based noodles with traditional Japanese flavors. The food quickly became a staple, and during the postwar period in Japan, black-market food vendors began selling ramen. After noticing the long lines forming at these stalls, Momofuku Ando became determined to help alleviate the plight of food shortages and set out to create noodles that could be “quickly prepared and eaten at home with only hot water.” He spent a year working on the recipe in his garden shed and then had an epiphany while watching his wife make tempura, which made him realize that the process of dehydration through frying could preserve the noodles, allowing them to be stored for a long period of time. He then created the first instant ramen, which was sold by Nissin Foods under the name Chikin Ramen. The product was originally sold as a luxury item, costing far more than fresh noodles, and was originally met with skepticism, but eventually morphed into a staple. Then in 1971, Momofuku Ando introduced Cup Noodles, creating a global trend that is still going strong today. Over time, different flavors and brands of instant noodles have been introduced, but the original Chikin Ramen version is still widely available. In fact, instant noodles remain extremely popular today overall and more than 100 billion servings are consumed each year.

]]>https://forum.ieu.app/topic/b4a08f2a-0b7f-4433-9db0-94acdb23d5fb/til-on-this-day-in-1958-instant-ramen-was-createdRSS for NodeSat, 05 Sep 2026 14:37:19 GMTTue, 25 Aug 2026 23:11:30 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to TIL on this day in 1958 instant ramen was created on Wed, 26 Aug 2026 03:55:18 GMT]]>You could credit bracket city OP!

https://www.theatlantic.com/games/bracket-city

Fun daily puzzle where I also learned this fact from recently

]]>https://forum.ieu.app/post/https://lemmy.world/comment/25490300https://forum.ieu.app/post/https://lemmy.world/comment/25490300Wed, 26 Aug 2026 03:55:18 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to TIL on this day in 1958 instant ramen was created on Wed, 26 Aug 2026 03:49:11 GMT]]>The one in Yokohama is better.

Disclaimer: visited them 10 years apart. Yokohama first.

]]>https://forum.ieu.app/post/https://piefed.ca/comment/6037720https://forum.ieu.app/post/https://piefed.ca/comment/6037720Wed, 26 Aug 2026 03:49:11 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to TIL on this day in 1958 instant ramen was created on Wed, 26 Aug 2026 03:45:39 GMT]]>There's one in Yokohama too.

]]>https://forum.ieu.app/post/https://piefed.world/comment/6614485https://forum.ieu.app/post/https://piefed.world/comment/6614485Wed, 26 Aug 2026 03:45:39 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to TIL on this day in 1958 instant ramen was created on Wed, 26 Aug 2026 03:43:03 GMT]]>And in 2026 ramen is no longer an affordable food.

]]>https://forum.ieu.app/post/https://fedia.io/m/til@lemmy.world/t/4296364/-/comment/16101978https://forum.ieu.app/post/https://fedia.io/m/til@lemmy.world/t/4296364/-/comment/16101978Wed, 26 Aug 2026 03:43:03 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to TIL on this day in 1958 instant ramen was created on Wed, 26 Aug 2026 03:21:51 GMT]]>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joke

]]>https://forum.ieu.app/post/https://lemmy.ca/comment/25012033https://forum.ieu.app/post/https://lemmy.ca/comment/25012033Wed, 26 Aug 2026 03:21:51 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to TIL on this day in 1958 instant ramen was created on Wed, 26 Aug 2026 02:51:04 GMT]]>"You can even rebuild a toilet bowl!"

]]>https://forum.ieu.app/post/https://lemmy.world/comment/25489656https://forum.ieu.app/post/https://lemmy.world/comment/25489656Wed, 26 Aug 2026 02:51:04 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to TIL on this day in 1958 instant ramen was created on Wed, 26 Aug 2026 02:43:55 GMT]]>It took me less time to find a source than to read your comment: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Instant_noodles

]]>https://forum.ieu.app/post/https://lemmy.world/comment/25489575https://forum.ieu.app/post/https://lemmy.world/comment/25489575Wed, 26 Aug 2026 02:43:55 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to TIL on this day in 1958 instant ramen was created on Wed, 26 Aug 2026 01:18:42 GMT]]>.... it was an instant success

]]>https://forum.ieu.app/post/https://lemmy.world/comment/25488769https://forum.ieu.app/post/https://lemmy.world/comment/25488769Wed, 26 Aug 2026 01:18:42 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to TIL on this day in 1958 instant ramen was created on Wed, 26 Aug 2026 01:16:59 GMT]]>"Did you know that ramen can be used for all sorts of things, like drywall repair or woodcraft?"

]]>https://forum.ieu.app/post/https://feddit.org/comment/14639716https://forum.ieu.app/post/https://feddit.org/comment/14639716Wed, 26 Aug 2026 01:16:59 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to TIL on this day in 1958 instant ramen was created on Wed, 26 Aug 2026 01:00:37 GMT]]>You couldn’t have posted this before dinner??

]]>https://forum.ieu.app/post/https://lemmy.world/comment/25488575https://forum.ieu.app/post/https://lemmy.world/comment/25488575Wed, 26 Aug 2026 01:00:37 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to TIL on this day in 1958 instant ramen was created on Wed, 26 Aug 2026 00:24:01 GMT]]>That means my parents knew a world without instant ramen and grew up stuffed full of it.

]]>https://forum.ieu.app/post/https://discuss.tchncs.de/comment/27780778https://forum.ieu.app/post/https://discuss.tchncs.de/comment/27780778Wed, 26 Aug 2026 00:24:01 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to TIL on this day in 1958 instant ramen was created on Wed, 26 Aug 2026 00:20:09 GMT]]>We went there during our visit and had a great time! Very cool museum, and definitely recommend doing the “make your own ramen” class with them

]]>https://forum.ieu.app/post/https://lemmy.world/comment/25488137https://forum.ieu.app/post/https://lemmy.world/comment/25488137Wed, 26 Aug 2026 00:20:09 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to TIL on this day in 1958 instant ramen was created on Wed, 26 Aug 2026 00:06:20 GMT]]>Highly processed powder will have to do

]]>https://forum.ieu.app/post/https://piefed.world/comment/6612585https://forum.ieu.app/post/https://piefed.world/comment/6612585Wed, 26 Aug 2026 00:06:20 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to TIL on this day in 1958 instant ramen was created on Tue, 25 Aug 2026 23:46:04 GMT]]>subscribed to ramen facts

]]>https://forum.ieu.app/post/https://lemmy.world/comment/25487714https://forum.ieu.app/post/https://lemmy.world/comment/25487714Tue, 25 Aug 2026 23:46:04 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to TIL on this day in 1958 instant ramen was created on Tue, 25 Aug 2026 23:45:59 GMT]]>There's a packet included with each:)

]]>https://forum.ieu.app/post/https://startrek.website/comment/24401040https://forum.ieu.app/post/https://startrek.website/comment/24401040Tue, 25 Aug 2026 23:45:59 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to TIL on this day in 1958 instant ramen was created on Tue, 25 Aug 2026 23:41:29 GMT]]>Sauce?

]]>https://forum.ieu.app/post/https://infosec.pub/comment/23373105https://forum.ieu.app/post/https://infosec.pub/comment/23373105Tue, 25 Aug 2026 23:41:29 GMT