The founder of the Wagamama chain of restaurants has spoken about how he was inspired to create the noodle icon, and has revealed where the name came from.
Alan Yau, now a 60-year-old multi-millionaire businessman, had long dreamed of opening up a Chinese fast-food restaurant to rival the likes of McDonald's.
But, he said, he couldn't figure out how to speed up wok-based cooking, with Chinese dishes proving much more difficult to fast-track than your classic Big Mac.
