- Explore the history of instant ramen and its founder, Momofuku Ando, through interactive workshops and exhibits
- You can even make your own customised cup of noodles and take part in a detective game at the museum
A group of Young Post junior reporters recently visited the Cup Noodles Museum in Tsim Sha Tsui. Photo: HandoutSome Young Post junior reporters paid a visit to the Cup Noodles Museum in Tsim Sha Tsui last Saturday, where they had a chance to make their own cup noodles and participate in a fun detective game.
The journey began with a look behind the curtain of the Nissin Food company and its founder Momofuku Ando, often called “the father of instant ramen”, who invented the famous Chicken Ramen in a shed behind his home in 1958. The museum was built to commemorate the great mind behind this staple food.
The interactive museum consists of three workshops. In the My Cup Noodles workshop, visitors can customise their noodles by drawing on the packaging and picking out their own ingredients, choosing from four flavours of soup and 12 toppings for a whopping 5,460 flavour combinations.
“It was such a fun experience, and the workshop offered a variety of ingredients, like cheese,” said Janice Mook Ching-lam, a student at HKUST.
There is also the Demae Iccho Factory, where students can make noodles by hand, and My Granola Factory, which allows visitors to learn how granola is manufactured and make their own.
The eight junior reporters also had the chance to participate in a detective game called Holmes at the Museum, which some called the highlight of their visit.
Hints were hidden around the building, and it was the players’ job to find and use them to discover the location of the manager of the Cup Noodle Museum.
“It was surprisingly difficult,” said 18-year-old Janice. “It took us some time to complete all of the missions.”
Museum visitors can collect six unique stamps in their notebooks and take pictures with props, including a giant cup of noodles. They can also check out the Cup Noodles Wall, which displays noodles from 17 countries worldwide and shows the huge variety of packaging.
Overall, our reporters called the visit a great experience, saying the museum layout made the information easy to understand and that they walked away with a deeper appreciation of the technology used to make Cup Noodles. It’s definitely a fun way to spend a few hours.
The museum is open from 11:15am to 7:15pm every day except Wednesday. The My Cup Noodles and My Granola Factory workshops each cost HK$60 for a 30-minute session, while the Demae Iccho Factory costs HK$120 for a 90-minute workshop.
For more information, visit the Cup Noodles museum’s official website.