Nissin Chikin Ramen
{{Short description|Japanese instant noodle brand}}
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{{nihongo|Nissin Chikin Ramen|日清チキンラーメン|Nisshin Chikin Rāmen}}, or Nissin Chicken Ramen,{{Cite web|url=https://www.nissin.com/en_jp/brands/|title=Brands}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.nissin.com/en_jp/about/founder/|title=Our Founder}} The product is sold in Japan with small amounts exported overseas by distributors.{{Citation needed|date=October 2016}}
History
Instant noodles were invented by and were first marketed by Taiwanese-Japanese inventor and businessman Momofuku Ando on 25 August 1958 by Ando's company, Nissin, under the brand name Chikin Ramen.{{Cite web|title=劉黎兒觀點》泡麵是日本人發明的？日媒還台灣雞絲麵發明者一個公道 |url=https://newtalk.tw/news/view/2019-03-29/226261|accessdate=2020-10-20|date=2019-03-29|work=新頭殼 Newtalk{{!}} 國際|language=zh-TW|archive-date=2020-11-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201121180433/https://newtalk.tw/news/view/2019-03-29/226261}}{{Cite web|url=http://magazine.sina.com/bg/chinatimesweekly/1508/2007-01-16/ba27243.html|title=熾烈な争いが生んだ世界に冠たるインスタントラーメン|access-date=2017-12-21|archive-date=2019-04-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190430084841/http://magazine.sina.com/bg/chinatimesweekly/1508/2007-01-16/ba27243.html}}{{Cite web|url=https://blogos.com/article/355107/|title=【番外編】NHK『まんぷく』チキンラーメンは本当に「発明」なのか（下）- 野嶋剛|accessdate=2019-02-01|archive-date=2020-12-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201202042332/https://blogos.com/article/355107/}}{{Cite web |last=Schreiber |first=Mark |date=2019-03-16 |title=Does NHK drama credit instant noodles to the right inventor? |url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/03/16/national/media-national/nhk-drama-credit-instant-noodles-right-inventor/ |access-date=2024-03-24 |website=The Japan Times |language=en}} 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.{{cite magazine | last=Beech| first=Hannah| title=Momofuku Ando|url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1554981,00.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080829170611/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1554981,00.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 29, 2008| magazine=Time| date=13 November 2006}}{{cite web| title=Nissin Foods – About Us| url=http://www.nissinfoods.com/company/about.php| url-status=dead| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071024113621/http://www.nissinfoods.com/company/about.php| archivedate=2007-10-24}} Despite this, instant noodles eventually gained immense popularity, especially after being promoted by Mitsubishi Corporation.{{cite web | title=Inventor of the Week Archive: Momofuku Ando|url=http://web.mit.edu/invent/iow/ando.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071226165331/http://web.mit.edu/invent/iow/ando.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2007-12-26| publisher=MIT}}
Description
Unlike Nissin's other noodles, the ramen does not have seasoning packets but flavoring contained within the noodle itself.{{cite web|url=http://www.punkednoodle.com/noodle-3-nissins-original-chicken-ramen/|title=Noodle #3: Nissin's Original Chicken Ramen|work=Punkednoodle|date=30 June 2010|accessdate=14 January 2015}}
Gallery
File:Chicken ramen egg pocket.jpg|The product unpackaged
File:Chicken Ramen ひよこちゃん.jpg|A promotional vehicle for the product
File:2014 Osaka Tenjin Matsuri Festival Funatogyo (6).jpg|Chicken Ramen mascot on a parade float in 2014
See also
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References
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External links
{{Commons category|Nissin Chicken Ramen}}
- {{Official website|http://www.chickenramen.jp}} {{in lang|ja}}
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Category:Products introduced in 1958