Yakisoba

{{#invoke:Lang|lang}} (Template:Langx, Template:IPAc-ja, Template:Translation) is a Japanese noodle stir-fried dish. Usually, soba noodles are made from buckwheat flour, but soba in {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} are Chinese-style noodles ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}) 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">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }} </ref>

Preparation

{{#invoke:Lang|lang}} 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 Japanese-style Worcestershire sauce, salt, and pepper.<ref name="japan times 20190518" /> 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.<ref name="japan times 20190518">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Serving

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In Japan, noodles piled into a bun sliced down the middle and garnished with mayonnaise and shreds of red pickled ginger are called {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} (pan meaning "bread") and are commonly available at convenience stores<ref name="latimes 20140530">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and school canteens.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Sometimes udon is used as a replacement for the ramen-style noodles and called {{#invoke:Lang|lang}}.

Gallery

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• Ohta yakisoba.jpg

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• 富士宮やきそば (27454468067).jpg

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• 2014-12-23 Himeji-chanpon yaki (姫路ちゃんぽん焼き).jpg

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• Shio yakisoba by jetalone in Kiba, Tokyo.jpg

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• Seafood yakisoba by woinary in Osaka Intl Airport.jpg

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See also

• Chow mein – Chinese stir-fried noodles
• Teppanyaki – a style of Japanese cuisine that uses an iron griddle to cook foods such as {{#invoke:Lang|lang}}