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Yokohama (Japan), Sep 18 (EFE / EPA) .- (Camera: Antonio Hermosín) Half a century ago, Japanese businessman Momofuku Ando devised an instant dish that could be eaten in its own container by adding only hot water, a product that revolutionized the food industry.FOOTAGE OF THE CUP NOODLE MUSEUM IN YOKOHAMA.SOUNDBITES OF MAZUKI TSURUMARU, MANAGER OF THE MUSEUM.Translation: "Momofuku Ando (creator of instant noodles) realized that noodle bowls and chopsticks were rare outside of Japan, so he started looking for a meal incorporated into a paper cup-like container that could be held with one hand, and use the other for the fork. That way he thought he could sell his noodles all over the world, and thus the first ramen in a cup, "Cup Noodles", was born in 1971."
Do you have a food allergy? Do you find it difficult to tell which foods contain the allergen you wish to avoid? Nima, a portable sensor to test allergens such as gluten, milk and peanuts, was showcased at the SXSW festival in Austin on Saturday. The sensor can currently only test for gluten but they are developing the product to test for all sorts of other allergens as well. Nima uses expendable capsules which contain a chemical process designed to identify the presence of gluten in food in about three minutes. The capsules cost about $5 each and come in packs of 12. Nima was launched in January and costs $279
Supporters of injured Prime Minister Robert Fico hold a demonstration at the University F. D. Roosevelt Hospital in Banska Bystrica where he is being treated. The PM was shot while he was greeting supporters in central Slovakia and remains in intensive care. IMAGES
Slovakia's Deputy Prime Minister Robert Kalinak says that doctors have brought Prime Minister Robert Fico "closer to a positive prognosis". The PM was shot while he was greeting supporters in central Slovakia and remains hospitalised in intensive care. SOUNDBITE
US Central Command anchored a long-awaited temporary pier, aimed to boost aid deliveries into war-ravaged Gaza, to a beach in the besieged Palestinian territory, says Pentagon's spokesperson Sabrina Singh. SOUNDBITE
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