by Andy Raskin
BIBLIOGRAPHY
The publications below were helpful to me as source and background material. Unofficial translations of Japanese-language titles appear in parentheses.
BOOKS AUTHORED OR EDITED BY MOMOFUKU ANDO
Ando, Momofuku. Kiso Tengai no Hasso (Conception of a Fantastic Idea). Kodansha, 1983.
Ando, Momofuku (editor). Shoku Tarite Yo Wa Tairaka (Peace Follows from a Full Stomach). Kodansha, 1985.
Ando, Momofuku (editor). Men Rodo wo Iku (Noodle Road). Kodansha, 1988.
Ando, Momofuku (editor). Nihon Men Fukei (Japan’s Noodle Scene). Foodeum Communication, 1991.
Ando, Momofuku. Kukyo kara no Dasshutsu (How to Escape from Difficulty). Foodeum Communication, 1992.
Ando, Momofuku. Shoku wa Jidai to Tomo ni: Ando Momofuku Firudo Noto (Food Changes with the Times: Field Notes of Momofuku Ando). Asahiya Shuppan, 1999.
Ando, Momofuku. Maho no Ramen: Hatsumei Monogatari (Magic Noodles: The Story of the Invention of Instant Ramen). Nikkei Publishing, 2002.
Ando, Momofuku. The Story of the Invention of Instant Ramen. Nissin Food Products, 2002.
Ando, Momofuku. Hyaku-sai wo Genki ni Ikiru (How to Live Happily to One Hundred). Chuo Koron Shinsha, 2005.
Ando, Momofuku. Shokuyoku Reisan (Praise the Appetite). PHP Kenkyujo, 2006.
Ando, Momofuku. Ando Momofuku Kaku Katariki (Thus Spake Momofuku ). Chuo Koron Shinsha, 2007.
JAPANESE COMIC BOOKS (MANGA)
Many of the following originally appeared as serial episodes in comic books and were later released as paperback collections. Citations refer to the first paperback collection in each series.
Hashimoto, Mitsuo. Tsukiji Uogashi Sandaime (Third-Generation Tsukiji Fish Market Man). Shogakukan, 2001.
Ishinomori, Shotaro. Hoteru (Hotel). Shogakukan, 1985.
Kariya, Tetsu, and Hanasaki, Akira. Oishinbo. Shogakukan, 1985.
Kenna, Mai, and Kato, Tadashi. Za Shefu (The Chef). Nihon Bungeisha, 1985.
Kube, Rokuro, and Kawai, Tan. Ramen Hakkenden (Ramen Discovery Legend). Shogakukan, 2000.
Nishimura, Mitsuru, and Kawasumi, Hiroshi. Taishi Kakka no Ryorinin (Embassy Chef). Kodansha, 2004.
Ogawa, Etsushi. Chuka Ichiban (Best Chinese). Kodansha, 2003.
Oze, Akira. Natsu no Kura (Natsu’s Brewery). Kodansha, 2003.
Oze, Akira. Natsuko no Sake (Natsuko’s Sake). Kodansha, 2004.
Sakurai, Kan, and Hayase, Jun. Ekiben Hitori Tabi (Train Station Bento-Box Single Traveler). Futabasha, 2005.
Takahashi, Miyuki, and Taiga, Toshiyuki. Nissin Shokuhin no Chosen (The Challenges of Nissin Food Products). Bijinesusha, 1995.
Terasawa, Daisuke. Shota no Sushi (Shota’s Sushi). Kodansha, 2002.
Ueyama, Tochi. Kukkingu Papa (Cooking Papa). Kodansha, 1986.
OTHER BOOKS AND PUBLICATIONS
Chang, Ling-yin. “Daughter of Noodle Mogul Plans to Wage Legal Battle,” Taiwan News. February 25, 2007.
Downes, Lawrence. “Appreciations: Mr. Noodle,” The New York Times. January 9, 2007.
Hall, Kenji. “Remembering the Ramen King,” BusinessWeek. January 7, 2007.
Haney, Robert E. Caged Dragons: An American P.O.W. in WWII Japan. Momentum Books, 1991.
Hevesi, Dennis. “Momofuku Ando, 96, Dies; Invented Instant Ramen,” The New York Times. January 9, 2007.
Kunishida, Takuji. “Dokuso ni Ueru Osha” (“The King Who Hungers for Creativity”), Nikkei Business. February 23, 2004.
Momofuku Ando Instant Ramen Invention Museum, The (editor). Insutanto Ramen Hatsumei Monogatari (Instant Ramen Invention Story, Catalog to the Instant Ramen Invention Museum). Asahiya Shuppan/Nissin Food Products, 2000.
Moro-oka, Yukio. Kanda Tsuruhachi Sushi Banashi (Kanda Tsuruhachi Sushi Stories). Soshisha, 1986.
Murakami, Haruki. Yoru no Kumozaru—Murakami Haruki Asahido Cho Tampen Shosetsu (Spider Monkey in the Night—Haruki Murakami Asashido Ultra-Short Fiction). Heibonsha, 1995.
Ohashi, Zentaro. Sugoi Yarikata (Wow Method). Fuso Publishing, 2004.
Ohashi, Zentaro. Sugoi Kaigi (Wow Meetings). Daiwa Shobo, 2005.
Smith, Patrick. “Ask the Pilot,” Salon.com. January 19, 2007.
Unattributed writer. “Obituary: Momofuku Ando,” The Economist. January 20, 2007.
Unattributed writer. “Ando Momofuku San-nin no Tsuma to Igonsho” (“Momofuku Ando’s Three Wives and Last Will and Testament”), Shukan Bunshun. February 1, 2007.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Andy Raskin is a longtime NPR commentator whose essays have been heard on All Things Considered and This American Life. He has written for The New York Times, Gourmet, Wired, Women’s Health, and Playboy (the Japanese edition). Andy holds an MBA from the Wharton School and a BS in computer science from Yale. Fluent in Japanese, he currently lives in San Francisco, where he is a member of the San Francisco Writers’ Grotto.
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A common ramen topping made from thinly sliced bamboo shoots. The similarity between this word and the Japanese pronunciation of hammer (“hanma”) inspired Murakami to write the song.