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Delicious, salty, and oh-so-cheap. You’d be hard-pressed to find a college student that hasn’t succumbed at least once to the wallet-friendly goodness of Nissin’s Cup Noodles. The instant noodles are celebrating 40 years by unveiling a museum dedicated to the inexpensive sustenance. Here are the highlights.
The museum's self-proclaimed highlight is the opportunity for visitors to make their own Cup Noodle from start to finish. Guests can choose their preferred flavor, cut the noodles, design the package, and walk out the door with a snack. If only the noodles looked so fresh in the styrofoam cup!
In true Japanese fashion, the museum features a high-tech walk through the instant noodle creation process. "Cup Noodles Park" seems to be a sort of funhouse through an alternative noodle universe.
The long strands of noodles lend themselves perfectly to sculpture. No museum would be complete without artwork made from food. While we doubt those noodles hanging from the ceiling are actually edible, we do appreciate the abstract conception of the Cup Noodle phenomenon.
Believe it or not, this isn't the first museum dedicated to instant noodles. The Momofuku Ando Instant Ramen Museum preceded the Cup Noodles Museum by more than a decade. It opened in 1999 to pay homage to the food that could be considered the national snack.
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