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Brian
Eh. They’ll cremate him, then just add boiling water, and he’ll be good as new.
Bless him. What a super chap. He pretty much saved my life when I had no money. Morning, noon and night I had Nissin noodles (“Now with new retort pouch” - wtf is a retort pouch?) for two months. I salute you Mr Momofuko Ando - which one is his family name?
Thank you Mr. Ando
Indeed, thank you, sir. Your invention kept me going through some dark periods in my life. Brilliant stuff, and well done, Mr. Ando.
Now there was a man who knew what the world needed and gave it to them in quantity and at a price everybody could afford. I’ve eaten my share of instant ramen noodles – I still do sometimes – but they’ve been a life saver when money was super-tight. Cheers, Mr. Ando. I’ll have a cup in your honor next week.
It sounds like a bad translation of boil-in-the-bag, but that doesn’t quite fit with the product in question.
It’s strange - there are lots of references to it on Google, most Asian, but including this US military strategy site (warning, lots of horrible ads) about NASA providing food in “retort pouches”. But no definition anywhere.
I buy those things two dozen at a time.
Couldn’t face work without them. We have a boiling water faucet at work and I can take it back to my desk any time without being obvious.
The retort pouch is a “boil in the bag”, as Mangetout said. Here’s an example.
I love Top Ramen noodles. Ate 'em when I was younger, still eat 'em today. I’ve got a couple dozen in cupboard right now.
Never liked Cup Noodles though. Never did, still don’t. I’m not sure why, but they’re icky.
Rest in peace, Mr. Ando. Thanks for all the Ramen!
Where do you work? 
And, BTW–Mr. Ando was, indeed, a very shrewd man.
According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, a “retort pouch” is “a flexible package in which prepared food is hermetically sealed for long-term unrefrigerated storage.”
I never knew his name, but he would have been considered a god over here if he’d just been better known. The most popular brand in Thailand is arguably Mama instant noodle. And the news media have what they call the “Mama Index,” which tracks how well or badly the economy is doing. Whenever there’s a spike in sales of Mama instant noodles, you know something bad is happening. During the economic crash of 1997, sales went through the roof!
Siam Sam, Mama sounds like a hedge gambit!
bows humbly
If you add a couple boullion cubes, some mixed veggies (brocolli carrots and cauliflower) some hot dogs cut up, and every kind of cheese in your fridge, you have a fabulous meal. 
first thing I learned how to cook, aged 11.
Godspeed (2 minutes), Mr Ando.
Don’t these cup 'o noodles thingies have about 800 grams of salt per soup spoon full? I believe I read they were in the top ten unhealthiest things to eat.
The man clearly was one smart Momofuku.
Need we say more? 
(that said, 96 years is a long life)
And will they bury him in a styrofoam coffin?