:Yakisoba
{{Short description|Japanese fried noodle dish}}
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| name = Yakisoba
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| country = Japan
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| type = Japanese noodles
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| main_ingredient = Noodles (wheat flour), Worcestershire sauce, pork or chicken, vegetables (usually cabbage, onions, and carrots)
| variations = {{lang|ja-Latn|Sara udon|italic=unset}}, {{lang|ja-Latn|yaki udon|italic=unset}}
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{{lang|ja-Latn|Yakisoba}} ({{langx|ja|焼きそば}}, {{IPAc-ja|ya|ki|'|so|ba}}, {{translation|'fried noodle'}}) is a Japanese noodle stir-fried dish. Usually, soba noodles are made from buckwheat flour, but soba in {{lang|ja-Latn|yakisoba}} are Chinese-style noodles ({{lang|ja-Latn|chuuka soba}}) made from wheat flour, typically flavored with a condiment similar to Worcestershire sauce. The dish first appeared in food stalls in Japan around the 1930s.{{Cite web|url=https://dancyu.jp/read/2020_00002808.html|date=18 January 2020|access-date=18 February 2022|website=dancyu|last=Kanbayashi|first=Keiichi|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211203142900/https://dancyu.jp/read/2020_00002808.html|archive-date=3 December 2021|url-status=live|publisher=President Inc.|language=ja|script-title=ja:浅草&焼きそば&元祖「オムマキ」 神林先生の浅草ランチ案内(11)|trans-title=Asakusa and yakisoba and omumaki – Mr. Kanbayashi's guide for lunch in Asakusa (11)|quote=Sōsu yakisoba was thought to be invented in the post-WWII era, but recent studies indicate it appeared around the end of Taishō or early Shōwa (1926–1989) periods.}}
Preparation
{{lang|ja-Latn|Yakisoba}} is prepared by frying ramen-style wheat noodles with bite-sized pork and finely chopped vegetables like cabbage, onions, bean sprouts, and carrots. It is then flavored with Japanese-style Worcestershire sauce, salt, and pepper. It can be served with a variety of garnishes, such as aonori (seaweed powder), beni shōga (shredded pickled ginger), katsuobushi (bonito fish flakes), or Japanese-style mayonnaise.{{cite web|url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2019/05/18/food/yakisoba-stir-fried-noodles-quick-easy-adaptable-meal/ |url-access=subscription|title=Yakisoba stir-fried noodles: A quick, easy and adaptable meal |date=18 May 2019 |first=Makiko |last=Itoh |access-date=30 July 2019 |website=The Japan Times|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210429030237/https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2019/05/18/food/yakisoba-stir-fried-noodles-quick-easy-adaptable-meal/|archive-date=29 April 2021|url-status=live}}
Serving
{{lang|ja-Latn|Yakisoba}} can be served on a plate either as a main dish or a side dish.
In Japan, noodles piled into a bun sliced down the middle and garnished with mayonnaise and shreds of red pickled ginger are called {{lang|ja-Latn|yakisoba-pan}} (pan meaning "bread") and are commonly available at convenience stores{{cite web |url=https://www.latimes.com/food/dailydish/la-dd-japadog-los-angeles-20140529-story.html |title=If your hot dog is topped with seaweed or noodles, it must be a Japadog |first=Jenn |last=Harris |date=30 May 2014 |work=Los Angeles Times |access-date=30 July 2019}} and school canteens.{{Cite web|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/reveller/foodanddrink/carboncarb-the-japanese-noodle-dog-8628623.html|title=Carb-on-carb: The Japanese noodle dog|date=3 June 2013}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.justonecookbook.com/yakisoba-pan|title = Yakisoba Pan (Yakisoba Dog) - Midnight Diner Season 2 焼きそばパン|date = 29 March 2020}}
Sometimes udon is used as a replacement for the ramen-style noodles and called {{lang|ja-Latn|yaki udon|italic=unset}}.
Gallery
File:Yakisoba.jpg|{{lang|ja-Latn|Yakisoba}}
File:Sauce fried noodles of Gyoza-no-Manshu.jpg|{{lang|ja-Latn|Yakisoba}}
File:Ohta yakisoba.jpg|{{lang|ja-Latn|Ōta-yakisoba}}
File:富士宮やきそば (27454468067).jpg| {{lang|ja-Latn|Fujinomiya yakisoba}}
File:Nagahama-itarian.jpg|Italian {{lang|ja-Latn|yakisoba}} ({{lang|ja-Latn|shiga}})
File:Sobameshi (8697338872).jpg|{{lang|ja-Latn|Sobameshi}}
File:2014-12-23 Himeji-chanpon yaki (姫路ちゃんぽん焼き).jpg|{{lang|ja-Latn|Himeji-chanpon yaki}}
File:Shio yakisoba by jetalone in Kiba, Tokyo.jpg|{{lang|ja-Latn|Shio yakisoba}}
File:Seafood yakisoba by woinary in Osaka Intl Airport.jpg|{{lang|ja-Latn|Ankake yakisoba}}
File:Yakisobapan_001.jpg|{{lang|ja-Latn|Yakisoba-pan}}
See also
- Chow mein – Chinese stir-fried noodles
- Teppanyaki – a style of Japanese cuisine that uses an iron griddle to cook foods such as {{lang|ja-Latn|yakisoba}}
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