College and Ramen Noodles

As the University of Kentucky starts classes this week, we reflected on our college days and a staple food which helped many American college students survive - Ramen Noodles. Momfuku Ando, the inventor of ramen instant noodles at 48 years old, died in 2007 at the age of 96. He left behind a food legacy but no one really stops to think of what ramen means. The word ramen actually comes from translating lo mien from the Chinese language into Japanese.