Cup Noodles

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Cup Noodles is a brand of instant ramen noodle snack manufactured by Nissin, packaged in a foam food container, hard plastic or paper cup. Other brand names are used in specific countries, such as Cup Noodle in Japan.

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History [edit]

Instant noodles were invented in 1958 by Momofuku Ando, the Taiwanese-born founder of the Japanese food company Nissin. He used Chikin Ramen (Chicken Ramen) as the first instant ramen noodles. In 1970, Nissin formed the subsidiary Nissin Foods (USA) Co. Inc, to sell instant noodles in the United States. Nissin recognized that the bowls traditionally used to package instant noodles in Asia were not common in the U.S, so they used the paper cup; in 1971, they introduced instant ramen packaged in a foam cup. Originally, the product was known as Cup O' Noodles in the United States;[1] this was changed in 1993 to its current name.

Today, instant noodles in Japan are often sold in foam bowls, sometimes with plastic utensils. Foam bowls are inexpensive, disposable, light, and easy to hold, since they insulate heat well.

Preparation [edit]

Different flavors are available under the Cup Noodle (Japanese) brand.

A container of Cup Noodles includes a precooked (fried) block of noodles that requires only the addition of hot water and in some cases flavoring that is included in small packets.

Flavors [edit]

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Different flavors are available in other parts of the world, such as tom yum in Thailand, curry in Japan, crab in Hong Kong, Bolognese sauce in Brazil.[2]

Brazil [edit]

Cup Noodles
  • Galinha (chicken)
  • Galinha Caipira (hearty chicken)
  • Bacon
  • Camarão (shrimp)
  • Carne (beef)
  • Legumes (vegetables)
  • Tomate à Italiana (Italian tomato)
  • Frango com Requeijão (chicken & cream cheese)
  • 4 Queijos (four cheeses)
  • Calabresa (smoked sausage)
  • Bolonhesa (bolognese sauce)
  • Costela com Molho de Churrasco (Ribs with Barbecue Sauce)
  • Frango com molho de legumes (Chicken with vegetable sauce)

Hong Kong [edit]

Variety flavours of cup noodles sold in Hong Kong.
合味道 (Hàhpmèihdòuh)
  • 什錦; Assorted Pork
  • 雞肉; Chicken
  • 蟹柳; Crab
  • 冬菇雞肉; Chicken Mushroom
  • 五香牛肉; Five-spice Beef
  • 香辣海鮮; Spicy Seafood
  • 海鮮; Seafood
  • 咖喱海鮮; Seafood Curry
  • 西红柿; Tomato
  • 香辣牛肉; Spicy Beef
  • 蝦; Shrimp
  • XO醬海鮮; XO Seafood

China [edit]

合味道 (Héwèidào / Hàhpmèihdòuh, Guangdong)
  • 五香牛肉味; Beef
  • 海鲜味; Seafood
  • 西红柿; Tomato
  • 香浓叉烧味; Char siu Pork
  • 虾仁原味味; Shrimp Original
  • 香辣海鲜味; Spicy Seafood
开杯乐 (Kāibēilè, Shanghai)
  • 五香牛肉面; Beef
  • 海鲜面; Seafood
  • 意大利牛肉面; Spicy Beef
  • 香辣牛肉面; Beef Curry
  • 虾仁原味面; Shrimp Original
  • 香浓叉烧面; Char siu Pork
  • 咖喱牛肉面; Beef Curry

Finland [edit]

Cup Noodles
  • Kana; Chicken
  • Nauta; Beef

Germany [edit]

German Cup Nudeln (Spicy flavor)
Cup Nudeln
  • Huhn; Chicken
  • Rind; Beef
  • Garnele; Shrimp
  • Huhn & Champignons; Chicken & Mushroom
  • Huhn & Curry; Chicken & Curry
  • Tomate; Tomato
  • Brokkoli; Broccoli
  • Süss-Sauer; Sweet-Sour
  • Tom Yum; Thai-Style
  • Spicy; Hot/Spicy
  • Kartoffelbrei; Mashed Potato;

India [edit]

Cup Noodles
  • Spicy Vegetable
  • Tangy Chicken
  • Mast Masala
  • Paanipuri
  • Tangy Tomato
  • Manchurian

Indonesia [edit]

Cup Noodles
  • Rasa Ayam; Chicken
  • Rasa Udang; Shrimp
  • Rasa Daging Sapi; Beef
  • Mee Goreng, Fried Noodles

Japan [edit]

Pictured from upper left to lower right. Seafood, Plain and Curry.
Cup Noodle (カップヌードル Kappu Nūdoru?)
  • Plain (Soy sauce with pork & shrimp)
  • Seafood
  • Curry
  • Chilli Tomato
  • European Cheese Curry (欧風チーズカレー?)
  • Kimchi
  • Salt
  • Miso
  • Creamy Chicken
  • Hot Caribbean Seafood (辛口カリビアンシーフード?)
  • Bacon Soy Sauce (ベーコン旨タレ醤油?)
  • Cream Sauce
  • Brazilian Chicken
  • Fried Rice

In The Momofuku Ando Instant Ramen Museum, Ikeda, Osaka, a visitor can mix his own flavor by choosing ingredients and a soup.[3] Nissin has a similar exhibit at the Shin-Yokohama Raumen Museum in Yokohama.

Malaysia & Singapore [edit]

Nissin Cup Noodles or Myojo Cup Noodles
  • Chicken
  • Chicken Abalone(available only in bowl)
  • Chicken Curry
  • Cream of Chicken (available only in cup)
  • Laksa (available only in cup)
  • Mee Soto Ayam (available only in bowl)
  • Seafood
  • Thai Tom Yam
  • Lor Mee (available only in bowl)
  • Seafood
  • Spicy Seafood
  • Chicken Mushroom
  • Chilli Crab

Mexico [edit]

Cup Noodles
  • Chicken
  • Tapatio
  • Beef
  • Crab
  • Pork
  • Shrimp
  • Shrimp & Lemon
  • Shrimp Picante
  • Tlalpeño (caldo tlalpeño); Chicken Vegetable Soup
  • Mariscos; Seafood
  • Tomato
  • Hot Sauce Chicken
  • Hot Sauce Shrimp
  • Hot Sauce Beef
  • "Japanese noodles"; ramen

Philippines [edit]

Cup Noodles
  • Beef
  • Seafood
  • Chicken
  • Spicy Seafood
  • Batchoy; Pork Soup
  • Bulalo; Beef Marrow
  • Sotanghon - Chicken
  • Sotanghon - Seafood

South Korea [edit]

Cup Noodle (컵라면|Kupramyeon)

Thailand [edit]

คัพนูดเดิล (Kap Nutdoen, Cup Noodles)
  • Tom Yam Goong; Prawn Soup
  • Minced pork
  • Seafood
  • Spicy duck
  • Garlic Pork Chicken
  • Tom Yam Minced Pork
  • Mushroom Jey; Mushroom & Vegetable
  • Tom Yam Chicken
  • Tom Yam Jey; Vegetable Soup
  • Tom Yam Goong Creamy
Cup Noodles (for export)
  • Prawn
  • Chicken
  • Mushroom Chicken
  • Seafood
  • Spicy Seafood
  • Tom Yam Seafood
  • Curry Seafood
  • Chilli Crab
  • Tom Yam Veg
  • Laksa
  • Sour Chicken

United States [edit]

Cup Noodles[4]
  • Beef
  • Chicken
  • Shrimp
  • Cheddar Cheese
  • Chicken Vegetable
  • Creamy Chicken
  • Hearty Chicken
  • Shrimp Picante Style
  • Spicy Chile Chicken
  • Salsa Picante Chicken
  • Salsa Picante Shrimp

In popular culture [edit]

From 1996 to 2006, a 60-foot (18 m) Nissin Cup Noodle sign was installed in Times Square, New York City. It was located prominently near the top of the One Times Square building, the location of the Times Square Ball drop on New Year's Eve. The sign was the most recent example in a tradition of steaming signs in Times Square, which started with an A&P 8 O'Clock Coffee cup in 1933.[5]

  • The Cup Noodles advertisement at One Times Square

  • Close-up of the Times Square advertisement. Notice the actual steam rising from the cup.

See also [edit]

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References [edit]

  1. ^ Nissin | History
  2. ^ Japanese Cup Noodle official website has the section "The Cupnoodle in the world" under the "Library", which lists Cup Noodles flavors all over the world.
  3. ^ http://www.nissin-noodles.com/club_n/mycupnodle.html[dead link]
  4. ^ "Nissin Foods - Cup Noodles". Nissin Foods. Archived from the original on Feb 19, 2007. Retrieved 2 January 2012. 
  5. ^ New York Architecture Images- Midtown- times square short history 1

External links [edit]

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