Yuba Rolls

Posted April 7, 2008 * Comments(8)

yuba rolls

Yuba? You betcha!

Yuba is made from the skin that forms on top when soymilk is heated. It’s also known as bean curd skin or tofu skin. It’s usually sold dried or frozen at the Asian grocery store. I’m fortunate enough to be able to get fresh yuba at the local farmer’s market. Fresh yuba. Fresh tofu. Handmade and totally organic. Yes, I’m very spoiled here in the Bay Area.

I made the yuba rolls using the recipe for Homemade Vegetarian Noodle Prawn from The Modern Vegetarian with a few minor changes. As I didn’t have the white radish called for in the recipe, I substituted cooked bamboo shoots instead. And the shape of mine are more like spring rolls (I didn’t do the twist on the end for a tail), then baked in a 350 degree oven for ten minutes on each side or until golden with a lacquered look.

cut yuba rolls

And voilà! You got yourself delicious yuba rolls, way healthier and tastier than the pan-fried version wheeling around on those dim sum carts in Chinese restaurants. They’re also surprisingly easy to make as well. It’s a great, high protein, low carb starter for any Asian meal.

8 Comments so far

  1. VeganTickles on April 9th, 2008

    Wow.
    Never heard of YUBA.
    Very interesting.
    What is the texture like?
    How about the taste?

  2. chow on April 9th, 2008

    The texture of the yuba in the rolls is crisp and just a little bit chewy. It holds up great as a wrapper.

    Since it’s made from heating up soymilk, it doesn’t have a strong flavor to it on its own, it has a subtle soybean/soymilk type of taste. Like tofu, it takes on other flavors – I’ve had yuba sheets with sesame as well as spicy seasonings. If you ever run across it, give it a try, it’s very tasty. :-)

  3. crystal on April 9th, 2008

    You make me hungry. I want some too. Cheers :)

  4. chow on April 9th, 2008

    Thanks crystal! You started it with your mouth-watering recipe!

  5. dreamy on April 20th, 2008

    Yuba rolls! cool much healthier substitute than the usual deep fried pastry :)

  6. Cassie on April 22nd, 2008

    I have never tried yuba before and am quite intrigued. The rolls look delicious and I like that they are baked. Must try to find yuba! Love the photos, too!

  7. Celine on April 24th, 2008

    I join the ranks of the intrigued. looks lovely!

  8. chow on April 24th, 2008

    Thanks everyone for the nice comments! :-)

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