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Witness History: The Invention of Instant Noodles

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The Invention of Instant Noodles

17/08/2018 GMT

BBC World Service - Witness History, The Invention of Instant Noodles

The creation in 1958 of a new product that would revolutionise mealtimes worldwide.

The creation in 1958 of a new food product that would revolutionise mealtimes in Japan and across the world.

In August 1958 the Japanese entrepreneur, Momofuku Ando, came up with the idea of a brand new food product that would change eating habits of people across the world. Ashley Byrne has been speaking to Yukitaka Tsutsui, an executive for the company founded by Ando, about the birth of the Instant Noodle.

Photo: 'Space Ram' instant noodles for astronauts (YOSHIKAZU TSUNO/AFP/Getty Images)

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