hiyashi chūka

{{Short description|Chinese-style Japanese noodle dish}}

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| name = Hiyashi chūka

| image = Hiyashi chuka by woinary at 551 Horai in Osaka Intl Airport.jpg

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| caption = Hiyashi chūka topped with ham, egg strips, cucumber, tomato and chāshū

| alternate_name = Reimen

| type = Chinese noodle

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| country = Japan

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| main_ingredient = Chilled ramen noodles

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| serving_size = 100 g

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File:Hiyashi chuka with sesami miso sauce of Hidakaya.jpg]]

{{nihongo|Hiyashi chūka|冷やし中華||literally "chilled Chinese"}} is a Chinese-style Japanese dish consisting of chilled Chinese noodles with various toppings served in the summer. It is also called {{nihongo|reimen|冷麺||literally "chilled noodle"}} in Kansai region and {{nihongo|hiyashi rāmen|冷やしラーメン||literally "chilled ramen"}} in Hokkaido.{{Cite web|url=http://waga.nikkei.co.jp/play/kiko.aspx?i=MMWAj3000016062009|title=いわゆる冷やし中華（その４）食べ物新日本奇行|trans-title=So-called Hiyashi-chuka (No.4) New strange food journey around Japan|publisher=Nikkei|language=ja|access-date=2017-06-20}} Toppings are usually colorful cold ingredients and a tare sauce.

Popular toppings are meat (ham, boiled chicken or barbecued pork (char siu)), strips of tamagoyaki (egg omelette), summer vegetables like cucumber and tomatoes, menma (fermented bamboo shoots), and beni shōga (pickled ginger) as a condiment. Toppings are cut thin, to mix well with the noodles and the sauce. The tare sauce is usually made with a base of either soy sauce and rice vinegar, or sesame seeds and mayonnaise ({{nihongo|ゴマだれ|gomadare}}).