The Japanese love their noodles, so it’s no surprise that they opened a museum to show this.
The museum, opened by Nissin Foods and located in Yokohama, Japan, celebrates 40 years of the popular food beloved by broke college students everywhere. On display is the history of the instant noodle, created by Momofuku Ando, who invented chicken ramen noodles way back in 1958 after witnessing people go nuts for noodles in post-war Japan.
The museum itself is 10,000 square meters and contains a “My Cup Noodle Factory,” which allows visitors to create their own flavor. This, of course, includes restaurants that serves every type of noodle imaginable.
On its opening day, 500 people waited in line to taste the experience, including Junichiro Koizumi, the former Japanese premier. Inside, parents will be able to browse the many kinds of noodles while their kids take advantage of the “noodle play area.”
This isn’t the first time Nissin Foods has opened a museum; they opened one in Osaka, Japan in 1999 to great fanfare. And don’t forget the Ramen noodle museum in Shinyokohama
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