Momofuku Ando RIP

Momofumi Ando, the inventor of the instant noodle is dead. After serving two years in jail for tax evasion and running a largely unsuccessful salt processing factory in Osaka, Ando turned his attention to the challenge of creating the World's first dried noodle. He discovered that by flash frying noodles he could preserve them until they could be reconstituted and eaten at a later stage.

As a tribute to this great man, I have written a haiku (Japanese poem) to celebrate his life and achievements (ahem):

Peel off lid,
pour on boiling water...

Wait five minutes, stir, consume.