Momofuku Ando's secret to instant ramen: tiny holes in the noodles

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http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/Science-Notebook/2015/0305/Momofuku-Ando-s-secret-to-instant-ramen-tiny-holes-in-the-noodles

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In the year 2000, a polling firm asked Japanese citizens what they thought was the country's greatest invention of the 20th century. Their answer? Not the digital camera, the Walkman, the bullet train, or the Prius hybrid car. They chose instant noodles.

Not many foods can be considered "inventions," but ramen innovator Momofuku Ando was very proud of his creation. It took him months of scientific tinkering to invent noodles that cooked almost instantly.
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