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Momofuku Ando, the inventor of instnat Ramen noodles has died of a heart attack at age 96. The sustenance of millions of college students and teenagers across the United States, Ramen is a staple due to its inexpensiveness and easy preparation. For breakfast on school days, I've been having this great food because everything else tastes like crap in the morning. LONG LIVE RAMEN!

Link (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070106/ap_on_bi_ge/obit_ando)

TOKYO - Momofuku Ando, the Japanese inventor of instant noodles — a dish that has sustained American college students for decades — has died. He was 96.

Nissin Food Products Co., the company Ando founded, said on its Web site that he died Friday after suffering a heart attack.

Born in Taiwan, Ando founded his company in 1948 from a humble family operation. Faced with food shortages in post-World War II Japan, Ando thought a quality, convenient noodle product would help feed the masses.

In 1958, his "Chicken Ramen" — the first instant noodle — was introduced after many trials. Following its success, the company added other products, such as the "Cup Noodle" in 1971.

"The Momofuku Ando Instant Ramen Museum" opened in 1999 in Ikeda City in western Japan commemorating his inventions.

Ando gave a speech at the company's New Year ceremony and enjoyed Chicken Ramen for lunch with Nissin employees on Thursday before falling ill, Japan's largest daily Yomiuri reported.

He is survived by his wife, Masako.


I declare three years of mourning in honor of His Holiness Momofuku Ando...or a day, if you're too lazy.

How sad. The man who has enabled me for years to refrain from actual cooking is gone. If I continue living on Ramen will I live to be 96?

I just ate two pots of Ramen noodles about two hours ago...

...Sir Momofuku, I owe you much.

Khan: "I've done far worse than kill you. I've hurt you. And I wish to go on hurting you. I shall leave you as you left me, as you left her: marooned for all eternity in the center of a dead planet, buried alive. Buried alive."

Kirk: "KHAAAAAN!" (echoes)

If it were not for this man, millions of students would have had to learn to cook. Many would not have been able to afford luxuries like "vegetables" or "meat", so would have surely starved.

He was a great man.

Khan: "I've done far worse than kill you. I've hurt you. And I wish to go on hurting you. I shall leave you as you left me, as you left her: marooned for all eternity in the center of a dead planet, buried alive. Buried alive."

Kirk: "KHAAAAAN!" (echoes)

KHAAAAN!!!! (http://www.khaaan.com/)

*mourns*

I eat a good deal of that noodley wonder.

Khan: "I've done far worse than kill you. I've hurt you. And I wish to go on hurting you. I shall leave you as you left me, as you left her: marooned for all eternity in the center of a dead planet, buried alive. Buried alive."

Kirk: "KHAAAAAN!" (echoes)

What the hell show is that from...

What the hell show is that from...

Two Kirks, a Khan, and a Pizza Place. Duh.

What the hell show is that from...

A joke, surely?

Two Kirks, a Khan, and a Pizza Place. Duh.

*Wikis* "No results found"

Must be another one of those giant conspiracies that I don't know about like "The Game"...

I've never eaten ramen.

*Wikis* "No results found"

Must be another one of those giant conspiracies that I don't know about like "The Game"...

I'm messing with you. It's Star Trek, the Wrath of Khan.

... 10 points for anyone who gets the 'Two Kirks, a Khan, and a Pizza Place' reference.

*Wikis* "No results found"

Must be another one of those giant conspiracies that I don't know about like "The Game"...

Haha! You can't get us that easily! I don't play The Game, and even if I did I'd've lost the other day, and I haven't forgotten not-losing yet so I wouldn't've lost just then! Hah!

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

Students and stoners the world over salute you, Mr. Ando.

I'm messing with you. It's Star Trek, the Wrath of Khan.

... 10 points for anyone who gets the 'Two Kirks, a Khan, and a Pizza Place' reference.

Two Girls, a Guy, and a Pizza Place, a rather subpar sitcom, which isn't saying much since even the best sitcom is rather pathetic.

As for Ando...I praise him for his common sense in food creation and his awesome name. Seriously, Momofuku Ando is one of the most awesome names I have ever heard of. He shall be missed.

Armageddon will occur in 3 days.

I propose we have the time it takes for water to boil plus three minutes of silence for him...

I propose we have the time it takes for water to boil plus three minutes of silence for him...

Munching on instant ramen counts as silence, right?

Munching on instant ramen counts as silence, right?

Ah, good times.

Munching on instant ramen counts as silence, right?

A most fitting tribute, I suggest we all have some ramen in remembrance of its creator.

I'm eating a beef flavored package right now.

I'm eating a beef flavored package right now.

I’m having a speedy Sanchez pot noodle myself

A truly sad day, I love two minute noodles. Happily, his legacy will live on. :)

Two Girls, a Guy, and a Pizza Place, a rather subpar sitcom, which isn't saying much since even the best sitcom is rather pathetic.

Well, it's actually Family guy, making fun of Two Girls, a Guy, and a Pizza Place. Though you're spot on - it's subpar in a field of subpar. 1/2 credit for you.

I wonder if he'll meet the FSM.

I wonder if he'll meet the FSM.

Boy, now that would be a shocker. I wonder if the tunnel of light seen in NDEs is really them traveling through a giant piece of spaghetti...

Boy, now that would be a shocker. I wonder if the tunnel of light seen in NDEs is really them traveling through a giant piece of spaghetti...

Whoa.

I think we have a prophet on our han...appendages. *reveres*

I'm a student again, it seems only fitting that my staple food is once again instant noodles. This time around though, I managed to find some really kick ass spicey Korean and Thai noodles...toss in a few veggies and a bit of meat and it's almost like a real meal :)

Well, it's actually Family guy, making fun of Two Girls, a Guy, and a Pizza Place. Though you're spot on - it's subpar in a field of subpar. 1/2 credit for you.

Oh, whoops. My bad. (What's that 1/2 credit good for anyway?)

I'm a student again, it seems only fitting that my staple food is once again instant noodles. This time around though, I managed to find some really kick ass spicey Korean and Thai noodles...toss in a few veggies and a bit of meat and it's almost like a real meal
I too have been finding such spicy ramen, at King Sooper's no less.(It's a major Colorado super market chain that was bought by Kroger.)

...speaking of that ramen, I've run out. I'm going to have to swing by King Sooper's around midnight or so and pick some up. (Yes, midnight. I like going in when no one else is around.)

Noodles for lunch at work in tribute to this great man! And probably for the rest of my life.

:D

Like Walt Disney, Ando will rise from the grave a seek vengeance against the Jews!*


*In this case, Ando will seek vengeance against that Errol guy who has his own cooking show.

Unmarried Japanese men will be in mourning today. However, the people of Osaka and parts of Tokyo (wherever good, real, ramen is sold) will probably be celebrating.

I declare three years of mourning in honor of His Holiness Momofuku Ando...or a day, if you're too lazy.

how about 3 minutes?

Whoops. Forgot to add that Ramen has nothing on Indomie. It's THAT good. I had some once, and it was pure goodness wrapped in plastic and cooked in water.

Unmarried Japanese men will be in mourning today. However, the people of Osaka and parts of Tokyo (wherever good, real, ramen is sold) will probably be celebrating.

Seeing as Ando-san is a a home boy (even if he was Taiwanese by birth) who made it big time, Osaka will be mourning.

And for the general public pleasure, I present my first ever wiki (from roughly a year and a half ago): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Momofuku_Ando_Instant_Ramen_Museum

I'm going to have some kim-chi udon noodles tonight in fact.

Armageddon will occur in 3 days.When Israel will nuke Iran? Over instant noodles? Are those noodles kosher at all?

A most fitting tribute, I suggest we all have some ramen in remembrance of its creator.

I'm eating a beef flavored package right now.

Me to, actually. It happens to be all I can afford this week.

Thanks, Momofuku Ando, without your creation I would have starved.

Good looking out, and farewell.

Me to, actually. It happens to be all I can afford this week.What do the noodles cost?
And what the heck does "beef flavored" mean? I'm not familiar with the whole American fake food stuff.

Well, I like instant noodles, but I don't literally live on it.....sad to see him go.

He gave the world modern instant noodles (the idea can be traced to the kingdoms of ancient China), and he helped provide it with a tasty snack.

Tis' a shame.

What do the noodles cost?
And what the heck does "beef flavored" mean? I'm not familiar with the whole American fake food stuff.

Beef flavored means "salty and brown, but suprisingly edible*

Well, usually it is about 10-15 cents a pack, but on a good sale, or in bulk, you can get it for about 5 cents a pack. At least that is here in my little town.

EDIT: A pack is in theory two servings. I find that it is about one meal(ish). You can also do several things with it to make it better. Leftover meat or veggies, or even eggdrop it. Its ghetto food, but sometimes thats all one can afford.

Already the world seems a little less bright. :(

Beef flavored means "salty and brown, but suprisingly edible*

Well, usually it is about 10-15 cents a pack, but on a good sale, or in bulk, you can get it for about 5 cents a pack. At least that is here in my little town.

EDIT: A pack is in theory two servings. I find that it is about one meal(ish). You can also do several things with it to make it better. Leftover meat or veggies, or even eggdrop it. Its ghetto food, but sometimes thats all one can afford.How can something so cheap be real food? And why can't you afford real food?

How can something so cheap be real food? And why can't you afford real food?

I can't afford food because this week I have rent for the semester, tuition, phone bill, gas bill, my car just died, and so did my bass. Its been an adventure.

I can't afford food because this week I have rent for the semester, tuition, phone bill, gas bill, my car just died, and so did my bass. Its been an adventure.an unsurprising one, i suppose... (except for the car thing maybe)...
well, i've been through tough times, but i never ate cheap food

an unsurprising one, i suppose... (except for the car thing maybe)...
well, i've been through tough times, but i never ate cheap food

Money spent on food is money not spent on computer hardware. Especially when you're a student.

an unsurprising one, i suppose... (except for the car thing maybe)...
well, i've been through tough times, but i never ate cheap food

I manage to not exist on it. I eat it every now and then to save a little bit of money. I luckily work at someplace that provides meals for me. And have genorous family in the area. And its really not that bad. Its noodley, which is almost always a good thing.

Yeah, I also love those instant ramen noodles. And yes, it's quite sad to see him die.

God bless that man and his inexpensive yet filling invention.

May he live in an eternal, noodly paradise.

Yes, its quite a loss to the world.

Yet, I dont eat instant ramen anymore since I´ve learned how to cook.

Its amazing how good pasta can be. When you only eat ramen, you dont notice it :D

I shall eat even more Ramen today in memorium of Ando-san.

Oh, and the "Two Kirks, a Khan, and a Pizza Place" is from Robot Chicken, not family guy.

Yes, its quite a loss to the world.

Yet, I dont eat instant ramen anymore since I´ve learned how to cook.

Its amazing how good pasta can be. When you only eat ramen, you dont notice it :D

I could go for both really...

He was a man who really used his noodle :D

Rest in peace.