Museum celebrates Cup Noodles

YOKOHAMA, Japan, Sept. 22 (UPI) -- The Japanese company behind the Cup Noodle line of ramen noodle foods has opened a museum dedicated to the products in the city of Yokohama.

Nissan Foods said the museum, which opened to the public Saturday, includes the history of the product, which was created by company founder Momofuku Ando in 1956, as well as a cinema featuring films about Cup Noodle and a "factory" allowing visitors to design their own instant ramen noodle creations, The Asahi Shimbun reported Thursday.

Ando's son, Koki, said the museum is a way for the company to honor its founder, who died in 2007, as well as look forward to the future of the product.

"I think we've only explored 40 percent of Cup Noodle's potential," he said. "At the moment, we're looking into noodles that can be reconstituted with cold water. We're also experimenting with a type that can be dipped in a separate sauce."