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Yokote Yakisoba
- 05Akita
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Yakisoba from Yokote, Akita Prefecture, made with thick, square-cut boiled noodles, topped with a soft fried egg and served with fukujinzuke pickles.
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- Main ingredients
- Thick, straight square-cut noodles (boiled noodles), cabbage, ground pork, Worcestershire sauce, fried egg, fukujinzuke pickles
- History and origin
- It is said that just after the war, a man who ran an okonomiyaki food stall in Yokote looked for a new dish using his iron griddle, and after repeated trial and error with a noodle maker in the city, the current noodles were completed around 1953. Locally it was simply called "yakisoba," but when town revitalization efforts began, the place name was added and the name "Yokote Yakisoba" was born.
- When it is eaten
- Because it was cheap and tasty, it spread as a snack for children and eventually became an everyday meal for residents. Besides eateries and specialty shops, it also appears on the table in ordinary homes.
- How it is eaten
- It has a mild, not-too-spicy flavor of Worcestershire sauce blended with each shop's own sauce, and the "Yokote style" is to break the yolk of the soft fried egg on top and mix it into the noodles. Fukujinzuke is placed at the edge.
Sources
- 100年フード（秋田県）| 文化庁 · Government agency · Source checked 2026-10-12
- 横手やきそばの特徴 | 協同組合横手やきそば暖簾会 · Industry association · Source checked 2026-10-12
- 横手やきそばの誕生（発祥） | 協同組合横手やきそば暖簾会 · Industry association · Source checked 2026-10-12
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