Where does Yakisoba come from?

Yakisoba — country of origin: Japan.

What is Yakisoba made of?

Wheat noodles, cabbage, pork, carrot, onion, Worcestershire sauce, soy sauce, ginger.

Which allergens does Yakisoba contain?

Contains cereals and gluten-containing products. Contains fish and fish products. Contains soybeans and soybean products.

How do you pronounce Yakisoba?

焼きそば (Japanese) is pronounced /jakisoba/.

Yakisoba

焼きそばPronunciation (IPA) /jakisoba/

Japanese stir-fried wheat noodles with shredded cabbage, pork and a thick Worcestershire-style sauce, served hot from the pan with pickled ginger and aonori.

Also known as: Yaki soba · Japanese fried noodles · Sōsu yakisoba

Allergens & declarations

Contains

Cereals (gluten)

Wheat

Contains cereals and gluten-containing products

Fish

Contains fish and fish products

Soybeans

Contains soybeans and soybean products

This describes the classic recipe, so you know what to ask about. It is not a declaration for any particular kitchen — recipes and suppliers vary, and only the restaurant can tell you what is in the dish it serves.

In detail

Yakisoba is a Japanese dish of wheat noodles stir-fried on a flat griddle with vegetables, meat and a sweet, tangy brown sauce.

What it really is

Yakisoba is built on steamed or pre-cooked Chinese-style wheat noodles, usually sold ready to cook, which are fried with shredded cabbage, carrot, onion and thin strips of pork. The noodles are seasoned with a thick brown sauce, most often a Worcestershire-style sauce, and finished with pickled red ginger and dried green seaweed flakes. The name means "fried soba", but the noodles are wheat, not buckwheat, which is what soba means in Japanese.

Street-stall and festival versions are cooked on a large flat iron plate and eaten from paper trays. Home versions use a single wok or frying pan. Yakisoba differs from Chinese chow mein mainly in its sauce, which is sweeter and thicker, and from yakiudon, which uses thick udon noodles instead of wheat noodles.

How it's served

Hot from the griddle, in a paper tray or on a plate
Topped with pickled red ginger and dried green aonori seaweed flakes
Often finished with a little dried bonito flakes or mayonnaise, depending on the region
Eaten with chopsticks, typically at festivals and street stalls

Name the noodles and sauce: wheat noodles stir-fried with cabbage, carrot, onion and pork in a sweet Worcestershire-style sauce
Flag WHEAT (noodles), and SOY and WHEAT (the sauce usually contains soy sauce), and FISH if bonito flakes are added
State the topping: pickled red ginger and aonori are classic; bonito flakes and mayonnaise are common variants
Specify whether the dish is made with pork or with seafood or chicken, as the protein changes the allergens

Typical ingredients

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Frequently asked questions

What is Yakisoba?: Japanese stir-fried wheat noodles with shredded cabbage, pork and a thick Worcestershire-style sauce, served hot from the pan with pickled ginger and aonori.
Where does Yakisoba come from?: Yakisoba — country of origin: Japan.
What is Yakisoba made of?: Wheat noodles, cabbage, pork, carrot, onion, Worcestershire sauce, soy sauce, ginger.
Which allergens does Yakisoba contain?: Contains cereals and gluten-containing products. Contains fish and fish products. Contains soybeans and soybean products.
What is Yakisoba also known as?: Yaki soba, Japanese fried noodles, Sōsu yakisoba.
How do you pronounce Yakisoba?: 焼きそば (Japanese) is pronounced /jakisoba/.