夜よ鳴なきそば

noun

evening noodle vendor; nighttime noodle cart; noodles sold by a nighttime vendor

Refers to a traditional ambulatory vendor who sold soba or other noodles in the evening or at night, often from a cart with a distinctive whistle or call. The term can also refer to the noodles themselves. This is a historical/cultural term; such vendors are rare in modern Japan.

• 昔むかしは夜よるになると夜よ鳴なきそばの屋や台たいが町まちを回まわった。

  In the old days, nighttime noodle carts would go around town in the evening.

• 夜よ鳴なきそばの笛ふえの音ねが聞きこえると、子こ供どもたちは小こ銭ぜにを持もって外そとに飛とび出だした。

  When they heard the whistle of the nighttime noodle vendor, children would grab some coins and run outside.