Yaki-udon

Yaki-udon is a famous Japanese dish which consists of chewy udon noodles that are stir-fried with a variety of ingredients and doused in a rich soy-based sauce. The dish can employ a wide variety of sliced vegetables, meat, or seafood, which are all shortly fried, mixed with the thick udon noodles, then doused in a fragrant sauce.

It is believed yaki-udon first appeared in Fukuoka as a result of food shortage, which influenced the restaurants to replace the traditional soba noodles with the more available udon variety. Over time, yaki-udon was recognized as one of the local favorites which has quickly spread to other parts of Japan to become a satisfying and straightforward national dish.