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{{Short description|Japanese fried noodle dish}}
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| name            = ''Yakisoba''
| image           = Nagata Honjoken Bokkake Yakisoba.jpg
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| country         = Japan
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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)
| variations      = {{lang|ja-Latn|[[Sara udon|''Sara'' udon]]|italic=unset}}, {{lang|ja-Latn|[[yaki udon|''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 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==
{{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==
{{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<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 {{lang|ja-Latn|[[yaki udon|''yaki'' udon]]|italic=unset}}.

==Gallery==
<gallery widths="200px">
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]]}}
</gallery>

==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}}

==References==
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