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| type = [[Japanese noodles]]
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| main_ingredient = Noodles ([[wheat flour]]), [[Worcestershire sauce#Japan|Worcestershire sauce]], pork or chicken, vegetables (usually cabbage, onions, and carrots)
| main_ingredient = Noodles ([[wheat flour]]), [[Worcestershire sauce#Japan|Worcestershire sauce]], pork or chicken, vegetables (usually cabbage, onions, and carrots)
| variations = [[Sara udon]], [[Yaki udon]]
| variations = {{lang|ja-Latn|[[Sara udon|''Sara'' udon]]|italic=unset}}, {{lang|ja-Latn|[[yaki udon|''yaki'' udon]]|italic=unset}}
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'''''Yakisoba''''' ({{lang-ja|焼きそば}} {{IPAc-ja|ya|ki|'|so|ba}}), "fried noodle", is a Japanese noodle [[Stir frying|stir-fried]] dish. Usually, [[soba]] noodles are made from [[buckwheat]] flour, but soba in yakisoba are noodles (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.<ref name="Kanbayashi2020">{{Cite web|url=https://dancyu.jp/read/2020_00002808.html|date=18 January 2020|access-date=18 February 2022|website=dancyu|last=Kanbayashi<!--神林-->|first=Keiichi<!--桂一-->|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211203142900/https://dancyu.jp/read/2020_00002808.html|archive-date=20 November 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.}}
{{lang|ja-Latn|'''Yakisoba'''}} ({{lang-ja|焼きそば}}, {{IPAc-ja|ya|ki|'|so|ba}}, {{translation|'fried noodle'}}), is a Japanese noodle [[Stir frying|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.<ref name="Kanbayashi2020">{{Cite web|url=https://dancyu.jp/read/2020_00002808.html|date=18 January 2020|access-date=18 February 2022|website=dancyu|last=Kanbayashi<!--神林-->|first=Keiichi<!--桂一-->|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.}}
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==Preparation==
==Preparation==
Yakisoba is prepared by [[frying]] ramen-style wheat noodles with bite-sized pork and finely chopped vegetables like cabbage, onions, bean sprouts, and carrots.<ref name="japan times 20190518" /> It is then flavored with [[Worcestershire sauce#Japan|Japanese-style Worcestershire sauce]], salt, and pepper.<ref name="japan times 20190518" /> It can be served with a variety of [[Garnish (food)|garnishes]], such as ''[[aonori]]'' (seaweed powder), ''[[beni shōga]]'' (shredded pickled ginger), ''[[katsuobushi]]'' ([[bonito]] fish flakes), or [[Mayonnaise#Japan|Japanese-style mayonnaise]].<ref name="japan times 20190518">{{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}}</ref>
{{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.<ref name="japan times 20190518" /> It is then flavored with [[Worcestershire sauce#Japan|Japanese-style Worcestershire sauce]], salt, and pepper.<ref name="japan times 20190518" /> It can be served with a variety of [[Garnish (food)|garnishes]], such as ''[[aonori]]'' (seaweed powder), ''[[beni shōga]]'' (shredded pickled ginger), ''[[katsuobushi]]'' ([[bonito]] fish flakes), or [[Mayonnaise#Japan|Japanese-style mayonnaise]].<ref name="japan times 20190518">{{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}}</ref>


==Serving==
==Serving==
Yakisoba is most familiarly served on a plate either as a main dish or a side dish.
{{lang|ja-Latn|Yakisoba}} can be served on a plate either as a main dish or a side dish.


A more novel way of serving yakisoba in Japan is to pile the noodles into a bun sliced down the middle in the style of a [[hot dog]], and garnish the top with mayonnaise and shreds of red pickled ginger. Called [[yakisoba-pan]] (''pan'' meaning "bread"), it is commonly available at ''konbini'' ([[convenience store]]s)<ref name="latimes 20140530">{{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}}</ref> and school canteens.<ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref>
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<ref name="latimes 20140530">{{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}}</ref> and school canteens.<ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref>


Sometimes, [[udon]] is used as a replacement for the ramen-style noodles and called ''[[yakiudon]]''. This variation originates in [[Kitakyushu]] or [[Kokura]], in Fukuoka Prefecture.{{citation needed|date=June 2022}}
Sometimes [[udon]] is used as a replacement for the ramen-style noodles and called {{lang|ja-Latn|[[yaki udon|''yaki'' udon]]|italic=unset}}.

In [[Okinawa]], yakisoba is popular with locals as well as US service members stationed on the island. After the [[Battle of Okinawa|1945 hostilities with Japan]] ended on Okinawa, the US military command supplied American food products to the displaced and malnourished islanders. Yakisoba was prepared with alternative packaged ingredients such as spaghetti, [[Spam (food)|spam]], ketchup, any available vegetable (usually canned), and mayonnaise. [[Mess|Mess halls]] and other on-base eateries often serve yakisoba.{{citation needed|date=June 2022}}

Along with typical Okinawan meats such as pork or chicken, fried spam, chopped hot dogs, and sliced ham are still popular postwar additions to yakisoba eaten by islanders today, along with common local vegetables such as cabbage and carrots.{{citation needed|date=June 2022}}Okinawa-style yakisoba is generally made with [[Okinawa soba]], a wheat noodle much thicker than what is commonly used for yakisoba in the rest of Japan, and flavored with pre-packaged yakisoba sauce.{{citation needed|date=June 2022}}


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery widths="200px">
<gallery widths="200px">
File:Yakisoba.jpg|Yakisoba
File:Yakisoba.jpg|{{lang|ja-Latn|Yakisoba}}
File:Sauce fried noodles of Gyoza-no-Manshu.jpg|''Yakisoba''
File:Sauce fried noodles of Gyoza-no-Manshu.jpg|{{lang|ja-Latn|Yakisoba}}
File:Ohta yakisoba.jpg|''Ōta-yakisoba''
File:Ohta yakisoba.jpg|{{lang|ja-Latn|Ōta-yakisoba}}
File:富士宮やきそば (27454468067).jpg|''Fujinomiya-Yakisoba''
File:富士宮やきそば (27454468067).jpg| {{lang|ja-Latn|Fujinomiya yakisoba}}
File:Nagahama-itarian.jpg|''Italian-yakisoba (Shiga)''
File:Nagahama-itarian.jpg|Italian {{lang|ja-Latn|yakisoba}} ({{lang|ja-Latn|shiga}})
File:Sobameshi (8697338872).jpg|''Sobameshi''
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|Himeji-chanpon yaki
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|Shio yakisoba
File:Shio yakisoba by jetalone in Kiba, Tokyo.jpg|{{lang|ja-Latn|Shio yakisoba}}
File:Seafood yakisoba by woinary in Osaka Intl Airport.jpg|Ankake yakisoba
File:Seafood yakisoba by woinary in Osaka Intl Airport.jpg|{{lang|ja-Latn|Ankake yakisoba}}
File:Yakisobapan_001.jpg|[[Yakisoba-pan]]
File:Yakisobapan_001.jpg|{{lang|ja-Latn|[[Yakisoba-pan]]}}
</gallery>
</gallery>


==See also==
==See also==
* [[Chow mein]] – Chinese stir-fried noodles
* [[Chow mein]] – Chinese stir-fried noodles
* [[Teppanyaki]] – a style of Japanese cuisine that uses an iron griddle to cook foods such as yakisoba
* [[Teppanyaki]] – a style of Japanese cuisine that uses an iron griddle to cook foods such as {{lang|ja-Latn|yakisoba}}


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 13:47, 5 April 2024

Yakisoba
TypeJapanese noodles
Place of originJapan
Main ingredientsNoodles (wheat flour), Worcestershire sauce, pork or chicken, vegetables (usually cabbage, onions, and carrots)
VariationsSara udon, yaki udon

Yakisoba (Japanese: 焼きそば, [jakiꜜsoba], transl. 'fried noodle'), is a Japanese noodle stir-fried dish. Usually, soba noodles are made from buckwheat flour, but soba in yakisoba are Chinese-style noodles (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.[1]

Preparation[edit]

Yakisoba is prepared by frying ramen-style wheat noodles with bite-sized pork and finely chopped vegetables like cabbage, onions, bean sprouts, and carrots.[2] It is then flavored with Japanese-style Worcestershire sauce, salt, and pepper.[2] 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.[2]

Serving[edit]

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 yakisoba-pan (pan meaning "bread") and are commonly available at convenience stores[3] and school canteens.[4][5]

Sometimes udon is used as a replacement for the ramen-style noodles and called yaki udon.

Gallery[edit]

  • Yakisoba
    Yakisoba
  • Yakisoba
    Yakisoba
  • Ōta-yakisoba
    Ōta-yakisoba
  • Fujinomiya yakisoba
    Fujinomiya yakisoba
  • Italian yakisoba (shiga)
    Italian yakisoba (shiga)
  • Sobameshi
    Sobameshi
  • Himeji-chanpon yaki
    Himeji-chanpon yaki
  • Shio yakisoba
    Shio yakisoba
  • Ankake yakisoba
    Ankake yakisoba
  • Yakisoba-pan
    Yakisoba-pan

See also[edit]

  • Chow mein – Chinese stir-fried noodles
  • Teppanyaki – a style of Japanese cuisine that uses an iron griddle to cook foods such as yakisoba

References[edit]

  1. ^ Kanbayashi, Keiichi (18 January 2020). 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) [Asakusa and yakisoba and omumaki – Mr. Kanbayashi's guide for lunch in Asakusa (11)]. dancyu (in Japanese). President Inc. Archived from the original on 3 December 2021. Retrieved 18 February 2022. 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.
  2. ^ a b c Itoh, Makiko (18 May 2019). "Yakisoba stir-fried noodles: A quick, easy and adaptable meal". The Japan Times. Archived from the original on 29 April 2021. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  3. ^ Harris, Jenn (30 May 2014). "If your hot dog is topped with seaweed or noodles, it must be a Japadog". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  4. ^ "Carb-on-carb: The Japanese noodle dog". 3 June 2013.
  5. ^ "Yakisoba Pan (Yakisoba Dog) - Midnight Diner Season 2 焼きそばパン". 29 March 2020.
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