aburasoba; oil noodles
A Japanese noodle dish consisting of thick wheat noodles tossed in an oil-based sauce, often topped with ingredients like chashu, green onions, and a soft-boiled egg. Unlike ramen, it is served without soup.
Let's have aburasoba for lunch today.
The aburasoba at this shop has chewy noodles and is delicious.
Mazesoba is another type of dry noodle dish, but it often includes a variety of mixed toppings and a stronger sauce, whereas aburasoba focuses on the oil-based sauce.
Standard kanji spelling for this dish.
Rarely used kanji form.
Compound of 油 (abura, 'oil') and そば (soba, 'buckwheat noodles'), though the dish typically uses wheat noodles. The name reflects the oil-based sauce that coats the noodles.