ソース焼(や)きそば

そーすやきそば

noun

sauce yakisoba; stir-fried noodles with Worcester sauce

1. sauce yakisoba; stir-fried noodles seasoned with Worcester-style sauce

The most common type of yakisoba in Japan, where stir-fried noodles are flavored with a thick, sweet-savory Worcester-style sauce and topped with ingredients like cabbage, pork, and pickled ginger.

昼(ひる)ごはんにソース焼(や)きそばを作(つく)った。

I made sauce yakisoba for lunch.

屋台(やたい)のソース焼(や)きそばは祭(まつ)りの定番(ていばん)だ。

Sauce yakisoba from food stalls is a festival staple.

富士宮(ふじのみや)やきそばや横手(よこて)やきそばなど、各地(かくち)にソース焼(や)きそばの名物(めいぶつ)がある。

There are famous sauce yakisoba specialties in various regions, such as Fujinomiya yakisoba and Yokote yakisoba.

The default style of 焼(や)きそば in Japan. When Japanese people say 焼(や)きそば without qualification, they almost always mean ソース焼(や)きそば. The sauce used is a Japanese-style Worcester sauce (中濃(ちゅうのう)ソース or 焼(や)きそば専用(せんよう)ソース), giving the noodles a distinctive dark color and sweet-savory flavor.

Related words

紅生姜(べにしょうが): pickled red ginger
青海苔(あおのり): green seaweed flakes
鰹節(かつおぶし): bonito flakes
目玉焼(めだまや)き: fried egg

Common collocations

ソース焼(や)きそばを作(つく)る: to make sauce yakisoba
屋台(やたい)のソース焼(や)きそば: food stall yakisoba
ソース焼(や)きそばパン: yakisoba bread roll

Similar words

塩(しお)焼(や)きそば: salt yakisoba — seasoned with salt instead of sauce; lighter flavor
焼(や)きうどん: fried udon — similar dish but with thicker udon noodles

Related Words

Compare: 焼(や)きうどん (fried udon)

Related: 紅生姜(べにしょうが) (pickled red ginger)

Related: 鰹節(かつおぶし) (bonito flakes)

Related: 目玉焼(めだまや)き (fried egg)

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Added 2026.5.1 20:35 · Revised 2026.10.6 21:39

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