How Instant Ramen Became an Overnight Success
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- Опубликовано: 8 сен 2024
- Most people associate ramen with broke college students, but the story behind these instant noodles is far more surprising. The instant dinner is the brainchild of Momofuku Ando, a Japanese businessman who was on a mission to solve a post-WWII hunger crisis.
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Instant ramen was an luxury food item back when my parents were in college. Oh how times have changed...........
BHuang92 it's still good
wut do you mean you can last off a dollar for an entire day with just instant ramen alone
Arbaaz Patwari he said in the old days, the economy today has made it easier
lol it was a luxury food because when it got popular, greedy people raise their price.
didn't you learn of it orgin already?
BHuang92 500th like 👍🏻🔥
“He set out so solve a hunger crisis”
You still solved a hunger crisis for broke college students
Xskull & Dr. Skull huh???
Daft Blox I’m confused
Billionaire Of The Gates because the American education system is fucked up and doesn’t care about students
Billionaire Of The Gates but college students use schools lap tops don’t they?? And I don’t think they are really really broke they’re just college students who want to save some money
@Billionaire Of The Gates first of, the laptops and internet connection are provided by the college you don't buy them, maybe in your old days you bought everything yourself but times have changed old man, second of, ramen is associated with broke college students, you literally said it, BROKE college student, they barely have enough money to get a happy meal that's why they get ramen noodles, if you want act like a smartass then check your facts first
Before Ando solved the problem, making ramen took a lot of effort and some skill from the cook. It was hard to make it right, and as a result, it was eaten mainly in restaurants and shops. Ando's innovations made it possible for anyone to make reasonably good ramen at home and inexpensively. This was a huge thing at the time, and he is rightfully regarded as an icon.
We have the same last name
Making the noodle only took a few minute, the hard part is making the broth.
@@zainalarshed1035 Ah, I see you know your cooking well
Damn this guy was something
before ando solved the problem making ramen took a lot of ef forte and some skill from the cook it was hard ro make it right and as a result it was eaten mainly in restaurants and shops ando’s innovations made it possible for anvone to make reasonably good ramen at
USA: here eat bread for a few 20 years or somethin
MomoFuku Andu: I’m about the end this breads whole career
I'm about to shut up this meme
Mads Birkeland ok
charles u still alive
@@chr154 there are clones of charls
Phoenix IT TOOK ME THREE FUCKIJG WEEKS TO REPLY WHAT OS WRONG WITH ME
BEACUSE of this man I graduated uni with a master degree in computer engineering without starving to death
I don't think you graduated with those videos you have
@@mariola8788 😂😂😂😂
U did not graduate, look at your channel bruh
@@jeff-hd9og it is possible though 👀
Did you mean you graduated elementary school?
you're not supposed to microwave it. why does everyone do this?
“Yeah idk why, just fucking boil it. You dumbasses” - Edited July 16th, 2020, sorry for anyone who read this, I take back what I’ve said and sorry to anyone I’ve offended. Simply choose how you need to prepare food, just be safe 💛
+su reh because people on the go don't always have something they can boil it in because cup noodles are made for the go
Arron Joseph you can boil the water in a microwave in a mug or something microwave safe
it' easier
i personally boil them 😂😂😂
1:30 YOURE NOT SUPPOSED TO MICROWAVE IT
Came here to advise the same thing!
I do...Faster than having to boil water. '-'
+Neko-Bird you should not microwave Styrofoam. the chemicals can melt into your food and they are carcinogenic. but if fast is more important to you than getting cancer keep doing it.
icarusprime So I'm dead? Okay. Nothing new.
@CattyCgm Yes you can microwave it if you want cancer, and "radiation"(heat).
You REALLY shouldn't microwave cup noodles, the styrofoam melts into the food. They expressly say no to do it on the package
+HeyThere!Gaming I was wondering if someone was gonna mention that.
HeyThere!Gaming I always end up buying them in the store and getting them ready at there. They provide hot water so I don't use microwave. Nice tip, never heard about that.
Mateo Lopez wow I don't know you could eat cups!
my mom puts it into the coffee maker
maybe you already have cancer slowly growing, how do you know?
Imagine trying to help out your starving neighbors, and doing it so well you end up feeding the world for the next century. I salute you, Momofuku-sama!
“Remember your slurping down a piece of history” doesn’t all food have a history behind them?
yeah because you can slurp apples
But you can slurp down apple juice
But it would take real talent to "slurp" a kielbasa down. Save that for them pros
If you can slurp a potato chip I will instantly respect you
Spam has many history too
I’d like to thank this man for saving me money and time
ruclips.net/video/b9FunEkhTNo/видео.html
@@rickparsent9632 stfu
It's pretty unhealthy tho
@Dutch Van Der Linde Kerem.H
@Dutch Van Der Linde You don't have to care. I responded to nerd mysteria
Americans: here, take this flour to make bread.
Momofuku: *y tho*
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
People that microwave cup noodles are the same people that roll through stop signs.
L
EYYYUP
Johnny Lee correct me if I’m wrong, but I’m pretty sure your not supposed to microwave the cup, your supposed to heat up water in a microwave safe cup then pour it into the noodles.
DaintierFox exactly, who microwaves noodles???
Adventure Guy Everyone does
"Success doesn't happen overnight."
The dude who invented instant ramen: *bet*
The main goal : solve the hunger crisis in Japan
What actually happened : saved a bunch of hungry and broke college kids around the world ( and maybe also solved the hunger crisis)
True respect.
my grandma's father help fund the noodles and it took a very long time to make them taste good. It wasn't an overnight thing. My grandma would taste test maruchan noodles and he would constantly change the spices. then his wife made the right batch. it only blew up a year after that
0:02: As a college student who's 19 (soon to be 20) years old and kinda broke, I'm proud to be a fan of instant ramen.
"Instant ramen wasn't made for a bunch of 20 year olds."
well, technically it was
@@Serek_Studios "bRo iMa aCT lIkE iM bIg AnD tHr beDt!!!" Bro stfu you can be nice, if you're having a bad day go fuck off and vent somewhere else.
@@user-ko3te7oy6d clearly u are the angry one here considering u made a spelling mistake which explains that this is rushed and u clearly are a little snowflake arent ya?
@@Serek_Studios Says the one who doesn't even have the time to text "you".
@@Dkrulee. Wow, you just destroyed me -_-
@@Serek_Studios balls
Iconic struggle meal not only because it’s cheap but because of how versatile it is. Pour franks red hot in the broth and make it spicy, you can drain out the water put some tuna in it and flavor it with whatever you can find for a quick cheap homemade pasta
Who else ate ramen while watching this?
MrHuman me
MrHuman me
me
Me
Meh
An-dough
not an-doo.
Giraffe Juice
but noodle has two o's and this is japanese not english
I think he meant momofuku ando
American soldiers: here’s flour to bake bread
Japanese civilians: ...
"Instant" success
I'll leave...
Jokes like that dude stay
Nah You’re cool, You can stay
Can you instantly leave?
😔
That’s the joke the creator made lol.
Bless this wonderful mans soul for creating the greatest thing in this planet.. 😂💚
He's a true legend
Don't care how much of a ramen snob all of us have become, this is still a guilty pleasure. Never really went through broke times, but my cabinets will always have them in stock.
Hehe his name is pronounced Momofuku Ahn-doe, not Ahn-doo.
John Dou no you dont.
Fact :
Momofuku ando is born in Taiwan
guys its pronounced an dough not du or doo
O its momo fuck u
They microwave styrofoam... what did you expect?
0.60¢ for a cup is the only reason anybody eats it.
Yeah. Sad, but true.
+GoldenHesus It's really crap soup too, just salt and lousy tasting broth with really cheap noodles.
+Marth if you try noddles without the powder it tastes absolutely nothing.
The fuck u live at , in SF it's 35¢ and that's retail +Marth
+GoldenHesus I'd rather just make my own home made noodles.
Ahh... Learning the origin of the only thing I eat everyday.
dude stop eating it everyday
Get an x Ray, instant ramen can destroy bones.
its unhealthy
What an INSTANT success...
I show myself out the door now
U really should
Jk🤣
Best way to cook Instant Noodles:
-Boil water.
-Insert noodles into boiling water or pour the water into the cup/bowl.
-Wait 3 minutes.
-Add seasoning if it doesn't already have some in it.
-Stir and enjoy.
Noodles were my childhood, and I still eat them today, god bless Monoku or whoever, he was one of the best food creators in history, who agrees with me?
preach.
why do you keep saying Andu and not Ando??
Giraffe Juice thats not how you pronounce it
Giraffe Juice Well she should be fired. The japanese don't even have the "du" sound in their language.
lol fuking stupid. take her word for it cuz its her job must be the stupidest reason i have ever heard
they actually do but just not spelled like "du", although you're right about ando sounding like andoe
The Almighty Onion You would be the worst manager firing someone over a small mistake.
**take 1 year to make instant ramen**
One day: **wife has tempura oil, momofuku puts noodles in and viòla! Instant noddles**
**momofuku is triggered** 🍜
0:31 You’re not supposed to stick the chopsticks in the food...
Momofuku ando is a legend ❤😭
People associate it with broke college students, but I was 7 years old when I started eating it. Creamy Chicken flavor by Maruchan was the shit.
The best
i eat maruchan too, but i prefer shrimp ramen with lemon and habanero
I thought everybody was around 6-10 when they started eating it?
Fun fact, momofuku would later start an instant ramen charity that supplies areas hit by disaster with emergency food, mostly instant ramen.
Best man ever ! he put millions of kids through college
currently making it through university thanks to this man
Instant ramen is my favorite food
to eat when there's nothing else.
Thanks to that ambitious man.
When there's nothing else u eat whats left -_-
Invented one of the best meals ever, seriously. THE SOUP.
Everyone's food hero( because it helps by filling our stomach and is yum) is instant noodles.🍝🥢🥣🍲
I should have been called, how it was an “instant” success, get it?
watching this while preparing instant noodles
0:45 I doubt momofuku used Petri dishes and flasks to make some ramen
This one guy got more Americans to eat ramen then the Americans got the Japanese to eat bread.
70 years later: his invention still solve broke college students crisis.
you're not supposed to microwave the container.
you're not supposed to judge people on how they cook ramen
Andrick Morale He's not judging. He's just advising them so they won't get cancer as quickly.
@@great8568 do you actually believe that?? Oh god
@@drick4757 He's not judging, dumbass also the styrofoam can melt into your food, and give you cancer.
asian guy 10000 subscriber without video www.cancercouncil.com.au/86089/cancer-information/general-information-cancer-information/cancer-questions-myths/environmental-and-occupational-carcinogens/microwave-ovens-do-not-cause-cancer/targetText=Microwave%20ovens%20do%20not%20cause%20cancer&targetText=Microwave%20ovens%20do%20not%20make,heat,%20which%20cooks%20the%20food.
I showed my friend this video when we were eating noodles AND HE WAS AMAZED
Yay!!!!
thanks ramen for keeping us alive for the past decade
Lmao thanks to this guy my brother has something good he likes to eat with his braces 👨🍳
Rest In Peace
You will be missed
Guy:War shouldn't exist.
Me: Then Instant Ramen won't exist.
Guy: *_War should exist._*
0:03 well they made a biography about my current life thank u very much guys that's an honor.
Thank you, you made one of the best tasting foods ever
that microwave has more wattage than my gaming pc does ;-;
No shit pc is suppose to have less watts
This man and those that helped him have saved a guaranteed millions and possibly billions from starvation. Thank you!
I don't see how you can last with that tho, no nutrients whatsoever, all you got is the 24g carbs and 1000mg of sodium, enough energy to walk.
I love these videos! They're unique and informative. Keep doing this! :)
Now every time I eat cup noodles I’m gonna watch this
Momofuku Ando, the Patron Saint of College Students
The real question is,
Why do they microwave the cups. Jeez
they could have added boiling water for soup dammit
ShaneLim914 humanity is stupid LOL
Okay then shithead, wanna see my M1911?
@@flareblitz2528 what a tough guy bet you very tough
@@breadong im in europe and i use boiled water so dont involve us ok?
0:54
He literally just wasted his time thinking on trying to preserve noodles
Honestly I love mama noodles as in the brand and spicy noodles in generalities always hated the chicken and beef noodles since they didn’t taste as good until my uncle bought crab noodles they taste disgusting the noodles a paper thin and when cooked they have no flavour even with the seasoning packets and I’m not putting a lot of water inside but inside this man is a legend
This guys just end the world hunger by accident
I used to love it a lot when I was a child, and again when in college
My school sells one cup noodles for a buck
MoosBoyDrew S that is not a good deal
MoosBoyDrew S bastards
package is 26 cent and cup is 50 cent
MoosBoyDrew S fuckahs got a wholesale account and probably pay about 10cents a cup after buying 1000 cups
I can get a cup at my local Kroger here in Texas for 59 cents. That's definitely a rip off.
Wow, here they sell instant ramen for 24 cents
I will say that Shin instant Ramen is better than the standard cup noodles
Now I want some plastic noodles
me:eating cup noodles
Also me:WOAH DOES THIS MEAN I’M EATING KNOWLEDGE?
Without this I don’t think most would survive
Lol I’m eating ramen noodles rn 🍜 😂😂
Why isn’t the title “instant success”?
Carrot Peeler gotta give it to you that’s GOOD
Spends a year trying to figure it out
Doesn’t flash fry them
Boiling water or microwaving and risking cancer
everybody: "war shouldnt exist its bad"
and some of those everybody is addicted to instant noodles or ramen
"bro drop the whole entire lore for ramen noodles"
-my friend from high school in JAFROTC.
Literally every asians home:
Instant noodles
Rice
Soy sauce
(Trust me,im asian
Slav home:
Beer or vodka
Instant ramen
French Fries
Boiling water
Something for the kids
For All The People That Microwave Cup Noodles:
STOP MICROWAVING CUP NOODLES! NISSIN, MARUCHAN AND SAPPORO ICHIBAN EVEN WARN YOU TO NOT MICROWAVE THEIR PACKAGING!
Fiawsiel73 from FiawsielMedia Hi I am a 10 year old on RUclips (not my actual age). Call me a monster whenever you want because i don’t boil the noodles, I microwave them. (BECAUSE I DON’T KNOW HOW TO USE A FUCKING STOVE)
@@hiro-be9mv you can microwave the water.
hiro maybe you could… i don’t know… MICROWAVE THE DAMN WATER?
@@viethuongvothai686 I understand that, but don't microwave styrofoam. It's made out of plastic and you don't want plastic in your body. (it's indigestible)
Fiawsiel73 from FiawsielMedia yeah i was argeeing with you, i was talking to the girl who said she microwave the noodle because she can’t use a stove so i told her to microwave the water
99.8% of comments: People literally getting mad over them microwaving cup noodles and pronouncing his name wrong
0.1%: normal comments
0.1%: comments like this
I'm watching this because I'm eating noodles right now.
Watching this while eating instant ramen
The goat
It is pronounced AN-DOH, not AN-DOO...
88beccachu THE NARRATOR MIGHT NOW KNOW
Nobody gives a dragon slaying fuck
@Michal Nazareth and even 2 months later, nobody gives a fuck
@後出貴信 and even STILL, nobody fucking cares
So the more cup noodles I eat the more of history I eat?
Well time to destroy history, no one will remember TIK TOK. You’re welcome
Time for someone to be r/woooshed
Or some one will be salty and toxic so pls don’t be
Why does the pot noodle I eat says ‘do not microwave’ lmao
Im eating ramen now. Thank you, Momofuku!
*Wasted pun*
“How instant ramen became an instant success”
Am i the only one who eats cup noodles and i'm not poor?. I'm 11
SonicPopcorn106 um what are you trying to say because if you say they are expensive they really arent
no im just saying that because in the description they say that most people associate ramen noodles with broke college students
SonicPopcorn106 oooo sorry I get it now and yes I eat them
Maybe you're not poor because you eat ramen lol think about it
I ate them with my sisters when i was 7. Now i eat them about 5 times a month
He saved people's lives,and ours in the 🇺🇸 that he was a smart man thank God for u sir
why must you fuel my procrastination habits??? these videos are too good!
Love how they throw cup noodles in the microwave even tho it says very clearly do not microwave
The temptation to misuse his name is UNBEARABLE.
Everything we do and eat is a history
After watching this video, an cup ramen ad popped up.
Oh my lord and savior, thank you for making instant noodles. I cannot live without instant noodles
It's literally 10:44PM night and I'm studying and eating ramen
Alternative title:how instant ramen became a instant success
Our mom would prepare the noodles with boiling V8 juice and water instead of just water to give us more vitamins. It makes the dish much more delicious.
it’s 11 and your making me hungry dude
0:57
**Throws a couple of noodles in*
**Comes out a block*
C.N.F Club the noodles fused into a block then separated into smaller noodle pieces
"remember your slurping down a little bit of history"
Oh so like everything else I eat and see?