This article is written by a student writer from the Spoon University at Union chapter.
The invention of instant ramen is credited to Momofuku Ando, a Japanese inventor who sought to provide enough food supply in Japan during its post-WWII period. He developed the flash-fry method, which takes all the moisture out of the cooked noodles, allowing for instant preparation when hot water is added.
This popular and cheap Japanese dish eventually made its way to college campuses across the United States to satisfy thousands of drunk and broke college students each year. These three recipes stand on the shoulders of Momofuku Ando and several decades of college student ramen creativity.