Dear MEL Topic Readers,
Instant noodles have a bad reputation — but the world still can’t get
enough of them
Invented by a Japanese businessman in 1958 to fill hungry stomachs, instant
noodles are precooked and dehydrated noodles that are quickly prepared just by
adding hot water. Because of their palatability, convenience, long shelf life, and
affordability, today about 120 billion servings are consumed worldwide. China
consumes the most, with more than 40 billion servings annually, followed by
Indonesia’s 15 billion and India’s 8 billion. On a per-person basis, Vietnamese
and South Koreans eat the most, about 80 servings per year. Because instant
noodles are affordable and satisfying for the tongue and stomach because of
their alluring combination of salt, sugar, fat, and carbs, they make eaters
addicted. They are also ultra-processed foods, such as snacks, sweets, and frozen
ready-to-eat meals. Even though instant noodles are comfort food and readily
available anywhere around the world, you want to avoid consuming such highly
processed food too often for your health.
Read the article and learn about what instant noodles are and how they
were invented.
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