Despite their well-known health risks, instant noodles are projected to become a $98 billion global industry by 2032.
The dish was created in 1958 by Momofuku Ando in a wooden shed in Osaka as a solution to Japan's post-war food shortages.
Today the world consumes 123 billion servings of instant noodles annually, with Vietnam leading at 81 servings per person each year.
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