Instant noodles.

是泡麵！

But where do they come from?

但泡麵到底是從哪來的呢？

Meet Momofuku Ando.

我們來見見安藤百福吧！

Born in Taiwan in 1910, Momofuku Ando was a natural-born entrepreneur.

1910 年出生於台灣，安藤百福是位天生的企業家。

By the time he was 22, he had already started a textile company.

正值二十二歲的安藤百福早已在經營一家紡織公司。

By 1933, he had already traveled to nearby Japan.

在 1933 年，他已尋訪過日本。

After World War II, he became a Japanese citizen and started a merchandising firm.

二戰後，他取得了日本國籍，並在日本當地經營一家貿易公司。

That's pretty impressive stuff.

這是蠻令人敬佩的。

However, his stuff of genius isn't related to merchandising or fabric.

不過，他發揮自身才能所經營的事業和商品買賣與紡織品一點關係也沒有。

It's noodles; instant noodles, actually.

而是麵條，更正確的說法應該是泡麵。

When Ando saw a line of people waiting for ramen in the cold, he had a jolt of inspiration, saying, "Peace will come to the world when the people have had enough to eat."

安藤百福曾目睹長長人龍在寒冬中排對等吃拉麵，在那個當下，他突然有了靈感，說道：「人們如果都有足夠的食物吃，世界就會和平。」

At the time, noodles were cooked and served fresh.

在那個時代，麵條都是新鮮現煮的。

But what if there was a way to make them more convenient?

但要是有方法可以讓麵條以更方便的方法來供應呢？

Ando spent a year tinkering with noodles.

安藤花了一年時間研究麵條。

He learned that by sprinkling soup on the noodles, kneading them, and letting them partially dry, they become flavored and also keep longer.

他發現把湯汁撒在麵條上，將他們混合，再把麵條放到部分乾的狀態，麵條就能變得入味，也能保存較長的時間。

The first instant noodles were born in 1958.

於是，第一份泡麵在 1958 年誕生。

Now, instead of waiting in a freezing line for hours, anyone on the planet could have noodles in just three minutes.

如今，人們再也不必在寒冷中排數小時的隊，全世界的人，都可以在三分鐘內馬上吃到麵。

He founded the Nissin Food Products Company, and instant noodles quickly became one of the world's favorite convenience foods, found in hundreds of countries, and even in space.

安藤百福創立了日清食品公司泡麵，而泡麵也迅速變成世人最愛的便利食品之一。它遍佈數百個國家，甚至連外太空都有泡麵的蹤影。

Ando's last invention was Space Ram, a noodle designed to function in zero gravity.

安藤最後的發明是「太空拉麵」，這是一種專門為無重力空間所設計的。