25 August: The first instant noodles go on sale, and a bowl of Ramen
On 25 August 1958 Momofuku Ando put the first instant noodles on sale in Japan. Today we honour the bowl that inspired him: proper ramen with broth, tare and springy noodles.
Ramen
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Ramen arrived in Japan with Chinese noodle cooks in the late nineteenth century and has since become one of the country's great obsessions, with thousands of specialist shops and fierce regional styles. A bowl has three essentials: a rich broth, a concentrated seasoning called tare, and springy alkaline wheat noodles.
Read about Ramen and get the recipe →What happened
Momofuku Ando launches Chicken Ramen, the first instant noodles (Japan's "Instant Ramen Day").
Why this soup
Instant noodles were modelled on ramen, so we serve the real bowl.
Sources
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