After World War II, Japan was seriously short of food, and people were so hungry that they even ate potatoes and seedlings. Once in a while, Ando passed by a Lamian Noodles stall, and when he saw the long queue, Ando had mixed feelings.
The instant noodles envisioned by Ando are instant noodles that can be eaten immediately as long as hot water is added. Mrs Ando's cooking inspired him. There are countless holes on the surface of fried food, just like a sponge. If boiled water is added, it will soon become soft, which can solve the problems of preservation and cooking at the same time. This kind of "instant hot oil drying method", which he called, soon got a patent for the method of making instant noodles.
The helplessness of putting noodles in paper cups gave him the idea of developing instant noodles in cups. This container is made of a new type of foam plastic, which is light in weight, good in heat insulation and low in cost. The sealing cover made of paper and aluminum foil solves the problem of long-term storage.