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Abura Zomen (油そうめん) is Somen noodles stir-fried with meat and vegetables.  It is a Japanese southern island regional food, but there are no hard-to-get ingredients or difficult steps in the recipe.  This easy-to-make but tasty noodle dish will appeal to a lot of people from the young to the old.

Abura Zomen is originally from the southern Amami islands of Kagoshima, Kyushu.  The name means “Oil Somen noodle,” but it’s not greasy at all.  It uses a not insignificant amount of water, or Dashi stock if you prefer, in the process of making fried noodles, so it may really be more braising than stir-frying.  The water and oil emulsify along the way, and it becomes like a thin sauce for the noodles.


Yakiudon (焼きうどん) is a simple yet satisfying dish made by stir-frying thick, chewy Udon noodles with thinly sliced meat and various vegetables. It’s incredibly easy and quick to make, making it a staple of Japanese home cooking as well as a popular option at casual restaurants and diners. While Yakiudon may not be considered fancy, it’s packed with nutritious ingredients and bold flavors. With a generous mix of vegetables and your choice of protein, it’s a wholesome and delicious option—perfect for a quick lunch or as a healthier alternative to fast food for dinner.

Stir Fry Vegetables, called Yasai Itame in Japanese, is a common home cooking dish.  Nobody really use recipes to make Yasai Itame.  You just look in the refrigerator and search for what vegetables to use up.  Yes, Yasai Itame is left-over vegetable mishmash or hodgepodge food (a lot of the time anyway).

There is a different type of Yasai Itame in Japan, which is served at Chinese restaurants.  There are more Chinese seasonings like oyster sauce and other flavorings in it.  That is very good too, but it is a bit more elaborate than what we eat everyday.  Here we’d like to recreate a very typical home cooking version.