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Cup Noodles Museum Osaka Ikeda
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In 1958 (Showa 33), Momofuku Ando, founder of Nissin Food Products, created the world's first instant ramen, "Chicken Ramen," after extensive research using everyday tools in a shed he built in the backyard of his home in Ikeda City, Osaka Prefecture. He then realized that the key to spreading it around the world was to overcome the barriers of eating habits, and so he invented "Cup Noodles," bringing together a variety of wisdom and ideas. Instant ramen, which originated in Japan, was reborn as a global food. The Cup Noodles Museum conveys the importance of invention and discovery through the history of instant ramen, which became a new food culture.
