Momofuku Ando
Momofuku Ando | |||||||||||||||
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| 安藤 百福 | |||||||||||||||
| Born | Go Pek-hok (吳百福) March 5, 1910 | ||||||||||||||
| Died | January 5, 2007 (aged 96) | ||||||||||||||
| Citizenship | Japanese (Taiwan under Japanese rule) (1910–1945) Republic of China (1945–1966) Japanese (1966–2007) | ||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Ritsumeikan University | ||||||||||||||
| Known for | The invention of Nissin Chikin Ramens Founder of the Nissin Food Products Co., Ltd. | ||||||||||||||
| Spouse | Masako Ando | ||||||||||||||
| Children | 3, including Koki | ||||||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 吳百福 | ||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 吴百福 | ||||||||||||||
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| Kanji | 安藤 百福 | ||||||||||||||
| Hiragana | あんどう ももふく | ||||||||||||||
| Katakana | アンドウ モモフク | ||||||||||||||
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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), was a Taiwanese-born Japanese inventor and businessman who founded Nissin Food Products Co., Ltd. He is known as the inventor of Nissin Chikin Ramen (instant noodles) and the creator of the brands Top Ramen and Cup Noodles.