Wikipedia Article About Bean stick on Wikipedia Yuba (ゆば,湯葉 in Japanese) or tofu skin (腐皮, fǔ pí in Chinese) is a Japanese and Chinese food product made from soybeans. During the boiling of soy milk, in an open shallow pan, a film or skin composed primarily of a soy protein-lipid complex forms on the liquid surface. The films are collected and dried into yellowish sheets known as tofu skin or soy milk skin This is yuba and may be eaten fresh or dried. Yuba is often used to wrap dim sum (點心) or inarizushi (稲荷寿司), though the latter more often uses fried and puffed tofu called aburage.