The 74th episode of the NHK Asadora drama series "Omusubi " (General TV, Monday to Saturday at 8:00 AM and others), starring Kanna Hashimoto, was broadcast on January 16th. There was a scene where the instant noodle "Manpuku Noodle," which appeared in the Asadora"Manpuku" in the second half of 2018, appeared on the screen, which became a hot topic among viewers.
In the 73rd episode, one month after the Great East Japan Earthquake, Yui, who is on maternity leave, is visited by her classmate from nutrition college, Kasumi (played by Yuna Taira), known as "Kasumin." Kasumi, who worked as a support nutritionist in Kesennuma City, Miyagi Prefecture, which was severely damaged by the earthquake, looked back on her experiences at the evacuation center.
In the 74th episode, Kasumi's flashbacks continue, and one day, Kasumi and her fellow nutritionists propose serving food at evacuation centers. Using her experience serving food at a shopping arcade event that she was invited to participate in by Yui during her vocational school days, she served seaweed rice balls and Omusubi and tuna kenchinjiru to the victims.
Meanwhile, for an elderly man whose dentures had been washed away by the tsunami and who could no longer eat hard foods, Kasumi made rice balls into porridge and served them to him. In the background of this scene, Manpuku Noodles was projected.
"Manpuku Noodle" is a cup noodle that appeared in the Asadora"Manpuku", which is based on the life story of Momofuku Ando, the businessman who created instant ramen, and his wife, Yoshiko. On social media, people commented, "Manpuku Noodles are in the relief supplies!" and "I can feel the spirit of art even in the smallest details."
Also, Sachi (Yamamoto Maika), aka "Satchin," who was in the same group as Yui and Kasumi at vocational school, works at Manpuku Foods, the manufacturer of Manpuku Noodles, so comments such as "Since Satchin got a job at Manpuku Foods, Manpuku Noodles don't feel out of the blue," and "I wonder if Satchin, who works at Manpuku Foods, arranged it? If so, that makes my heart pound" were also posted.
