Nissin Chikin Ramen

Nissin Chikin Ramen (日清チキンラーメン, Nisshin Chikin Rāmen) is a noodle brand and the first marketed brand of Japanese instant noodles produced by Nissin Foods since 1958. It was invented by Momofuku Ando after he saw how to cook tempura in his house in Ikeda, Osaka.[1] It is currently referred to in English as Chicken Ramen by the company.[2] The product is sold in Japan with small amounts exported overseas by distributors.

Chicken Ramen
A bowl of Nissin Chikin Ramen with serving suggestion of green onions and a raw egg in the centre
Produced byNissin Foods

History
See also: Instant noodles

Invention and early popularity

Instant noodles were invented by Taiwanese-Japanese inventor Momofuku Ando in Japan. It was first marketed on 25 August 1958 by Ando's company, Nissin, under the brand name Chikin Ramen.[3] Ando developed the production method of flash frying noodles after they had been made, creating the "instant" noodle. This dried the noodles and gave them a longer shelf life, even exceeding that of frozen noodles. Each noodle block was pre-seasoned and sold for 35 yen. Initially, due to its price and novelty, Chikin Ramen was considered a luxury item, as Japanese grocery stores typically sold fresh noodles for one-sixth their price.[4][5] Despite this, instant noodles eventually gained immense popularity, especially after being promoted by Mitsubishi Corporation.[6]

Description

Unlike Nissin's other noodles, the ramen does not have seasoning packets but are contained within the noodle itself.[7]

  • The product unpackaged
  • A promotional vehicle for the product
  • Chicken Ramen mascot on a parade float in 2014

See also

References
  1. "Our Founder".
  2. https://www.nissin.com/en_jp/brands/
  3. "Meet Momofuku Ando, inventor of Ramen Noodles".
  4. Beech, Hannah (13 November 2006). "Momofuku Ando". Time.
  5. "Nissin Foods – About Us". Archived from the original on 2007-10-24.
  6. "Inventor of the Week Archive: Momofuku Ando". MIT. Archived from the original on 2007-12-26.
  7. "Noodle #3: Nissin's Original Chicken Ramen". Punkednoodle. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
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