[Long seller in Japan] Cup Noodle / Great Innovation in Japanese food culture

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to know what is ‘Cup Noodle’ in Japan
to know history of ‘Cup Noodle’ in Japan
to get bits of knowledge about ‘Cup Noodle’ in Japan

In this page, I would like to introduce ‘Cup Noodle’ in Japan

You may get knowledge of ‘Cup Noodle’ in Japan, as well as Japanese have, after reading of this article. Have fun !

Table of contents

What is Cup Noodle
History
Product information
Summary
Postscript

What is Cup Noodle

quotation source : https://www.cupnoodle.jp

Cup Noodle is very famous instant food in Japan. People eat ‘Ra-Men’ as one of popular noodles in Japan, only with pouring boiled water into the cup. There’s no need to prepare bowl. So we can eat it outside easily, even in the disaster.

Basic knowledge of ‘Cup Noodle’

Instant ‘Ra-Men’ as popular noodles in Japan
Noodles are in the heat-resistant paper cup
Pouring boiled water and just waiting 3 minutes
No need to prepare any bowl, to cook it
Nice to eat outside
Suitable for stocks to prepare the disaster

History

A great innovator, Mr. Momofuku Ando developed ‘Cup Noodle’ in 1971. He made this product based on his experience stayed in U.S.A, where people don’t have any bowls to eat ‘Ra-Men’ in their life.

quotation source : https://www.nissin.com/jp/about/history/

History of ‘Cup Noodle’ in Japanese market

Started sales in 1971 in Japanese market
In 1972, ‘Asama Sanso’ riot make product famous
- broadcasted the scene Policemen ate ‘Cup Noodle in short break in their operation
In 1991, sales in Japan archived 8 billion cups
In 1995, sales in Japan archived 10 billion cups
In 2008, Cup is changed from plastic to eco paper
In 2011, ‘Cup Noodle Museum’ opened in Yokohama

Product information

quotation source : https://www.cupnoodle.jp

We can see various kinds of ‘Cup Noodle’ in Japanese market, in supermarkets, convenience stores, etc. We can divide it into two types, standard taste and special taste. New products are released almost every year.

‘Cup Noodle’ in Japanese market

Standard tastes
- Original taste (Soy Sauce)
- Seafood
- Curry

Special tastes in 2020
- Nori Uma seafood (seaweed+ seafood)
- Chili Tomato
- Shio (Salt)
- Miso
- European Cheese Curry
- Tonkotsu (Pork)

Summary

In the end, I would like to summarize the points of this article as follows

Hungry ? Please have ‘Cup Noodle’

What is ‘Cup Noodle’ in Japan

Instant noodle with heat resistant paper cup
Started sales in 1971
Various kind, Curry, Seafood, Miso, Salt, Chili tomato, etc

Postscript

That’s all today.
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‘Cup Noodle’ is very popular food all over Japan. Actually, I often eat it in the lunch break in my daily work. We can see funky fresh advertising of ‘Cup Noodle’ sometimes on TV, which is also supported by Japanese people.

In the end, thank you very much for your reading today and see you again !