Japan Talk is experiencing a temporary problem. Access denied This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks. Yakisoba is most familiarly served on a plate either as a main dish or a side dish. A more novel way of serving yakisoba in Japan is to pile the noodles into a bun sliced down soba noodles middle in the style of a hot dog, and garnish the top with mayonnaise and shreds of red pickled ginger.