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Yakisoba 焼きそば

Fried noodles cooked on a griddle with cabbage and pork and a thick sauce. Despite the name, the noodles are not made from buckwheat.

Checked October 2026 · next check January 2027 · 1 post since 2010

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About Yakisoba

  • What it is: Noodles fried on a large iron griddle with cabbage and pork, then mixed with a thick sauce. Stall versions are topped with red pickled ginger and dried seaweed flakes.
  • Where to try it: Food stalls at festivals, where it is a summer staple. Yokote in Akita is one of Japan's three best-known yakisoba towns.
  • Yokote yakisoba: Thick, straight noodles with cabbage and minced pork, in a mild Worcestershire-based sauce with dashi. It is topped with a soft fried egg and served with fukujinzuke, a sweet pickle relish. It became famous nationally after winning the B-1 Grand Prix.
SeasonAll year; a summer festival favourite
Known for it
  • AkitaYokote yakisoba, with fried egg and fukujinzuke

Checked against: The representative of Akita's local gourmet food! Yokote Yakisoba Festival | &TRIP · Comprehensive Guide on Japanese Food Stands in the Summer Festival | SAVOR JAPAN · Soba | japan-guide.com.

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Yokote Yakisoba

On my recent trip to Yokote I tried the local delicacy of Yokote Yakisoba. It is yakisoba with an egg on the top. Tasty ^_^. I have lots more photos of…