There is no difference, instant noodles is another name for instant noodles.

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Instant noodles, also known as fast food noodles, instant noodles, cup noodles, quick-cooked noodles, instant noodles, instant noodles, are generally known as bowl noodles in the south, while in Hong Kong they are called doll noodles.

Instant noodles are a kind of noodle food that can be cooked and eaten with hot water in a short period of time, and there are related dishes such as instant noodles, instant noodle salad, etc.; narrowly defined, instant noodles usually refer to the finished product for sale consisting of a noodle cake, seasoning packets, and oil packets, and are mostly sold in bags and cups or bowls on the market.

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The modern instant noodle, which has become a quick-food product, was invented in Ikeda City, Osaka Prefecture, by Momofuku Ando, a Japanese of Chinese descent, who was born in Taiwan, China, in 1910, in light of the fact that at that time you had to queue up a long, long time to eat a bowl of ramen.

After inventing instant noodles, Momofuku Ando founded the Nissin Foods Company, which sells Chikin Ramen in chicken broth (named Nissin Iman in Hong Kong and Nissin Iman in mainland China). Chikin Ramen" (Nissin Iman in Hong Kong; Nissin Chikin Ramen in mainland China) was initially priced at 35 yen, but imitators soon appeared, leading to price-cutting competition.

Instant noodles, convenience is its main feature, it is a fast food with a long shelf life, sold in supermarkets, and comes in a variety of flavors, which can be boiled and eaten in a pot or heated in a microwave oven to make the noodles more al dente.

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