Everything about Yakisoba totally explained
, literally "fried noodles", is a dish often sold at festivals in Japan, but originates from
China. The dish was derived by the Chinese from the traditional
chow mein, but has been more heavily integrated into
Japanese cuisine like
ramen. Even though
soba is part of the word,
yakisoba noodles are not made from
buckwheat, but are similar to
ramen noodles and made from
wheat flour.
Yakisoba usually refers to
sōsu yakisoba, flavored with
sōsu (Japanese
Worcestershire sauce).
It is prepared by stir-frying
ramen-style noodles with bite-sized
pork, vegetables (usually
cabbage,
onions or
carrots) and flavoured with
sosu, salt and pepper. It is served with a multitude of garnishes, such as
aonori (seaweed powder),
beni shoga (shredded pickled ginger),
katsuobushi (fish flakes), and
Japanese mayonnaise.
Yakisoba is most familiarly served on a plate either as a main dish or a side dish. Another popular way to prepare and serve yakisoba in Japan is to pile the noodles into a bun sliced down the middle in the style of hot-dog, and garnish the top with mayonnaise and shreds of pickled ginger. Called yakisoba-pan,
pan meaning
bread, it's commonly available at local
matsuri (
Japanese festivals) or
conbini (
convenience stores).
Sometimes, Japanese white
Udon is used as a replacement of Chinese style
Soba and called
Yakiudon. This variation was started in
Kitakyushu in
Fukuoka Prefecture.
Yakisoba is served widely across military bases around the world, and daily at
Camp Hansen, a
Marine Corps base in
Okinawa,
Japan and weekly at Kunsan AB, an airbase in the Republic of Korea. It has become a favored dish among the U.S. Marines and Air Force veterans.
Instant yakisoba
Instant
yakisoba, such as "UFO", is commonly sold in Japanese supermarkets and occasionally, given its Chinese roots, in Chinese supermarkets. It can be prepared simply by adding boiling water.
The
Sapporo Ichiban ramen company has long made a variety of instant "yakisoba," which is composed of dehydrated ramen noodles, dried seaweed and a flavor pack which resembles the sauce on real yakisoba. The noodles are supposed to be rehydrated like regular ramen, then stir fried with the flavor packet, shredded Chinese cabbage and meat and served with the seaweed sprinkled on top. There is also now a variety of this instant yakisoba available in the US made by
Maruchan, a popular instant ramen company. The dish features very flavorful dehydrated vegetables such as carrots,
corn, onions, and cabbage, as well as dehydrated instant ramen.
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