About Momofuku Ando
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; Tâi-lô: Gôo Pik-hok), was a Taiwanese-born, ethnic Chinese, Japanese inventor and businessman who founded Nissin Food Products Co., Ltd. He is known as the inventor of Nissin Chikin Ramen, the first brand of commercially available prepackaged instant noodles, and the creator of the brands Top Ramen and Cup Noodles. After he lost his company due to a chain-reaction bankruptcy, Ando founded what was to become Nissin in Ikeda, Osaka, Japan, starting off as a small family-run company producing salt. Nevertheless, in 1966, Ando naturalized through marriage and became a Japanese citizen. "Momofuku" is the Japanese pronunciation of his given name (百福; Pek-hok), while Andō (安藤) is the surname of his Japanese wife. Ando wondered why bread was recommended instead of noodles, which were more familiar to the Japanese.
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