yakisoba-pan
{{Short description|Japanese bread roll with fried wheat noodle fillings}}
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Yakisoba-pan (焼きそばパン) is a popular Japanese food in which yakisoba is sandwiched between
an oblong white bread roll resembling an American hotdog bun known as koppe-pan.
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|url=https://www.chopstickchronicles.com/yakisoba-pan-roll/
|title=Yakisoba Pan
|date=July 24, 2020
|publisher=Elite Cafemedia Food
|archive-url=https://archive.today/20220207121337/https://www.chopstickchronicles.com/yakisoba-pan-roll/
|archive-date=February 7, 2022
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This high-carbohydrate food item is essentially a sandwich with a filling of fried wheat noodles.
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|url=https://www.japanesecooking101.com/yakisoba-pan-recipe/
|title=Yakisoba Pan Recipe
|publisher=Oishii America
|archive-url=https://archive.today/
|archive-date=February 7, 2022
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Omura describes it succinctly as a "Japanese noodle bun".
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|url=https://sudachirecipes.com/yakisoba-pan/
|title=Yakisoba Pan
|author=Yuto Omura
|date=October 7, 2021
|publisher=Sudachi Recipes
|archive-url=https://archive.today/20220207123111/https://www.japanesecooking101.com/yakisoba-pan-recipe/
|archive-date=February 7, 2022
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Behymer more loosely terms it a "spaghetti sandwich" and it has also been portrayed as
a Japanese stir-fried noodle sandwich.
{{cite web
|url=https://www.sandwichtribunal.com/2020/03/yakisoba-pan-japans-spaghetti-sandwich/
|title=Yakisoba Pan
|author=Jim Behymer
|date=March 24, 2020
|publisher=Sandwich Tribunal
|archive-url=https://archive.today/20220207123511/https://www.sandwichtribunal.com/2020/03/yakisoba-pan-japans-spaghetti-sandwich/
|archive-date=February 7, 2022
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Moreover, scenes of young people eating this high-carb food in Japanese films such as "Hanataba mitaina koi o shita"
[花束みたいな恋をした, I fell in love like a bouquet] or "Shitsuren meshi" [失恋めし, Heartbreak on a Plate] further attest to its cultural ubiquity in Japan.
{{cite web
|url=https://www.nichinanmura.jp/bouquet-love-location-apartment/
|language=Japanese
|script-title=ja:【花束みたいな恋をした】ロケ地のアパートや焼きそばパン屋はどこ？
|trans-title=[We Made a Beautiful Bouquet] Where are the apartments and yakisoba bakeries on location?
|title=[Hanataba mitaina koi o shita] roke-chi no apāto ya yakisoba pan-ya wa doko?
|date=August 16, 2021
|publisher= Omoshiro entame
|archive-url=https://archive.today/20220207142850/https://www.nichinanmura.jp/bouquet-love-location-apartment/
|archive-date=February 7, 2022
{{cite web
|url=https://news.mixi.jp/view_news.pl?id=6807748&media_id=54
|language=Japanese
|script-title=ja:広瀬アリス＆深川麻衣、“焼きそばパン”を持って自撮りなど『失恋めし』場面写真
|trans-title=Alice Hirose & Mai Fukagawa take a selfie with "Yakisoba bread" in a "Broken heart" scene photo
|title=Hirose Arisu & Fukagawa Mai,"yakisoba pan" o motte jidori nado "Shitsuren Meshi" bamen shashin
|date=January 10, 2022
|publisher= Oricon News
|archive-url=https://archive.today/20220207143412/https://news.mixi.jp/view_news.pl?id=6807748&media_id=54
|archive-date=February 7, 2022
}}
History and variants
There are various theories about the origin of yakisoba-pan.
Most concur that it took off during the 1950s.
In that era, the United States flooded Japanese markets with cheap flour products; by 1955, it was appearing in department stores in Tokyo and soon nationwide.
{{cite web
|url=https://www.justonecookbook.com/yakisoba-pan/
|title=Yakisoba Pan (Yakisoba Dog) – Midnight Diner Season 2
|author=Namiko Chen
|date=29 March 2020
|publisher=Just One Cookbook
|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200713052057/https://www.justonecookbook.com/yakisoba-pan/
|archive-date=July 13, 2020
{{cite web
|url=https://gakumado.mynavi.jp/gmd/articles/29525
|language=Japanese
|script-title=ja:焼きそばパンにクリームパン……日本で工夫された惣菜パン＆菓子パンのルーツは？
|trans-title=Yakisoba-pan and cream buns…… What are the roots of these side dishes devised in Japan?
|title=Yakisoba pan ni kurīmupan…… Nihon de kufū sa reta sōzai pan& kashipan no rūtsu wa?
|date=January 14, 2016
|publisher=Gakusei no madoguchi
|archive-url=https://archive.today/20160424023714/https://gakumado.mynavi.jp/gmd/articles/29525
|archive-date=April 24, 2016
}}
Today, yakisoba-pan is widely sold in convenience stores and bakeries,
not only in Japan but also in some overseas locations,
{{cite web
|url=https://news.mynavi.jp/article/20160623-yakisoba/
|language=Japanese
|script-title=ja:コンビニの焼きそばパン食べ比べ! 麺の太さ、ボリューム、ソースを徹底比較
|trans-title=A thorough comparison of yakisoba-pan at convenience stores in terms of noodle thickness, volume, and sauce
|title=Konbini no yakisoba pan tabe kurabe! Men no futo-sa, boryūmu, sōsu o tettei hikaku
|author=Takuya Fukuda
|date=June 23, 2016
|publisher= Mynavi
|archive-url=https://archive.today/20220207145719/https://news.mynavi.jp/article/20160623-yakisoba/
|archive-date=February 7, 2022
{{cite web
|url=https://www.sandwichtribunal.com/2020/03/yakisoba-pan-japans-spaghetti-sandwich/
|title=Yakisoba Pan
|author=Jim Behymer
|date=March 24, 2020
|publisher=Sandwich Tribunal
|archive-url=https://archive.today/20220207123511/https://www.sandwichtribunal.com/2020/03/yakisoba-pan-japans-spaghetti-sandwich/
|archive-date=February 7, 2022
}} as well as 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}}
Numerous variations of this product exist in terms of seasonings, noodle thickness,
and noodle length. Some versions of yakisoba-pan come with red pickled ginger and mayonnaise.
Others feature a bit of parsley or lettuce.
Since its ingredients tend to be cheap, this product is generally inexpensive.
{{cite web
|url=https://www.umiorganic.com/recipe-blog/2020/08/11/janes-yakisoba-pan
|title=Jane's Yakisoba Pan
|author=Jim Behymer
|date=August 11, 2020
|publisher=Umi Organic
|archive-url=https://archive.today/20220207150013/https://www.umiorganic.com/recipe-blog/2020/08/11/janes-yakisoba-pan
|archive-date=February 7, 2022
{{cite web
|url=https://www.justonecookbook.com/yakisoba-pan/
|title=Yakisoba Pan (Yakisoba Dog) – Midnight Diner Season 2
|author=Namiko Chen
|date=29 March 2020
|publisher=Just One Cookbook
|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200713052057/https://www.justonecookbook.com/yakisoba-pan/
|archive-date=July 13, 2020
}}
See also
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