Instant Noodles: The Anti-Starvation ShedHow a backyard experiment solved a national food crisis.

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The Secret Life of Objects

In the ruins of post-war Japan, Momofuku Ando was haunted by the sight of starving people shivering in line for black market soup. Convinced that peace required full stomachs, he retreated to a tiny shed to invent a non-perishable noodle. After a year of sleepless failure, a simple kitchen accident with tempura oil changed the world.