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Pork ramen from New York restaurant Momofuku Noodle Bar. Momofuku is a culinary brand established by chef David Chang in 2004 with the opening of Momofuku Noodle Bar. It includes restaurants in New York City, Toronto (defunct), [1] Las Vegas, and Los Angeles (Noodle Bar, Ssäm Bar, Ko, Má Pêche (defunct), [2] Seiōbo, Noodle Bar Toronto, Kōjin, Fuku, Fuku+, CCDC, Nishi, Ando, Las Vegas ...
Momofuku Ando (Japanese: 安藤 百福, Hepburn: Andō Momofuku, March 5, 1910 – January 5, 2007), born Go Pek-Hok (Chinese: 吳百福; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Gô͘ Pek-hok), was a Taiwanese-born Japanese inventor and businessman who founded Nissin Food Products Co., Ltd. [4] He is known as the inventor of Nissin Chikin Ramen (instant noodles) and the creator of the brands Top Ramen and Cup Noodles.
Founded by Momofuku Ando in 1948 in Izumiōtsu, Osaka, it owns Nissin Food Products, Nissin Chilled Foods, Nissin Frozen Foods, and Myojo Foods. It is known for development of the world's first marketed brand of instant noodles Chicken Ramen and products like Cup Noodles, Yakisoba U.F.O., and Demae Iccho.
In 2004, Chang opened his first restaurant, Momofuku Noodle Bar in the East Village. [17] Chang's website states momofuku means "lucky peach", [18] but the restaurant also shares a name with Momofuku Ando [19] —the inventor of instant noodles. [20] In August 2006, Chang's second restaurant, Momofuku Ssäm Bar, opened a few blocks away.
Nissin Chikin Ramen (日清チキンラーメン, Nisshin Chikin Rāmen), or Nissin Chicken Ramen, [1] 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 learned how to cook tempura in his house in Ikeda, Osaka. [2]
Modern instant noodles were created by Momofuku Ando in Japan. [4] [5] They were first marketed on 25 August 1958 by Ando's company, Nissin, under the brand name Chikin Ramen. [6] Before Ando invented instant noodles, the process of mechanically curving noodles into a wavy shape had already been invented by Yoshio Murata in 1953.
Momofuku may refer to: Momofuku Ando (1910–2007), Taiwanese-Japanese businessman who founded Nissin Food Products and invented instant noodles; Momofuku may also refer to the following, which are all named after Ando: Momofuku by Elvis Costello; By chef David Chang: Momofuku (restaurants) Momofuku (cookbook)
With nearly $200,000 from his father, he opened his first Momofuku Noodle Bar location in the East Village in 2004. Related: Momofuku's Soy-Marinated Flank Steak with Savory Smashed Potatoes.