YuBu ChoBap (유부 초밥)is a Korean styled Japanese food. Korea and Japan are very close in distance and there were various relationships with each other throughout history. As a result, there are some food ideas that Korea and Japan borrowed from each other, such as Korean styled chap-ssal tteok (mochi) that was originally from Japan. Another example is Japanese styled kimoochi (kimchi) that was originally from Korea. Anyway, when I was little, I’ve never saw anybody eating yubu chobap or other kinds of sushi, then at some point, people started to eat sushi and it became popular in Korea. Since the preparation for this dish is easy, people often make this for picnics (along with Kimbap) or for a party. The rice tastes similar to the rice for sushi, which has a sweet and sour flavor. You can make everything from scratch, but there are some companies that sell a ready-made pack. All you need to do is cook the rice, some vegetables (if you want extra vegetables), and that pack. So today, I’m going to show you how to use that package. Depending on your taste, you can add chopped burdock root or any other kinds of vegetables that you like. I tried different kinds of sweet peppers for this recipe, and I enjoyed eating this. If you like sushi, you might like this dish.
Yield: 16 Pieces
Short Korean Lesson
- YuBu (유부) = Soybean Curd
- Cho (초) = Vinegar
Video Instructions
Main Ingredients
- 1 Pack Seasoned Soybean Curd (Including Sauce)
- 2 Cups Cooked Short Grain Rice
- 2 Tbsp Finely Chopped Onion
- 1 Tbsp Finely Chopped Carrot
- 1½ Tbsp Finely Chopped Green Sweet Pepper
- 1½ Tbsp Finely Chopped Red Sweet Pepper
- 1½ Tbsp Finely Chopped Yellow Sweet Pepper
- Some Salt for the Vegetables
Directions
Obtain a package of seasoned soybean curd with sauce.
Finely chop the onion, carrot, and 3 different kinds of sweet peppers.
Fry the onion and carrot on high without oil.
When the onion and carrot are almost cooked, add the sweet peppers and fry for about 30 seconds more.
Add some salt to taste. This is ready for mixing into the rice.
Squeeze the liquid out of the seasoned soybean curd. This package is already prepared, so simply use the soybean curd without cooking it.
In a large bowl, add 2 cups of cooked rice, and add the sauce from the pack. You can make your own sauce if you only buy the soybean curd, but this package already has the sauce for the rice in it.
Add the dried vegetable pack in it, and stir it gently.
Add the fried vegetables into the rice and mix. This makes the rice very colorful, and gives it a better taste.
Open the soybean curd as pictured. It looks like pocket or pita bread.
Firmly pack the rice into the curd.
It looks very delicious. You can serve this with pickled ginger, onion, or garlic. Enjoy! 🙂
i’m with your husband on this one. it’s an acquired taste. 😉 my kids, on the other hand, love this stuff. 🙂
Hi, farleen
Hey~~~ I can’t believe that you are with my husband not with me. 😥 hehe..joke You know ?? Actually, I didn’t like it that much before when I tried it for the first time, then now I like it. Oh.. at least I have your kids on my side…I can be satisfied with the fact.. Please tell them I love them..;) hehe thanks for fun comment !!!
wow this is superb nice to bring to school for lunch box!! XD i will made this for my younger brother next morning! XD thanks unni! Missed you and hope to see you soon! Take care and have a nice day okay! MUAKXX!
HI, Chuiyew
What a sweet daughter and sister you are !!!! Yep.. absolutely simple enough for lunch box to make. good idea..thanks !! see you soon again..
Aeri, this looks really cute! i love beancurd and your recipe seems to be really simple. you make it seems to be so effortless! 🙂
Hi, Ivana
Hehe… really ??? then you might like this recipe..if you have chance someday..please try it.. I like your picture.. that’s snoopy ??? chef snoopy ? 😉 thanks !!
Hey Aeri, I never knew that yubu’s origin. Now I do 🙂
I usually put just plain rice with seasoning when I feel lazy, but yours looks so great and yummy !!
Hi, Nabi
I know that other asian country like China also use soybean curd for cooking, but this chobap is from Japan. Yep.. definitely, the vegetables add better flavor..so try this way someday, when you don’t feel lazy..hehe thanks !! 🙂
Hiiiii Aeri ^^ Thanks for all your recipes and videos! I looove them!=] This yubu chobap looks very cute and must taste good ;] I wanna try this recipe out now! hehe~
Hi, Wing Chun
Nice to meet you !!!
Thank you for your comment !!
haha.. it looked cute ?? assa !!!! try it someday. 😉
this is so good;)
i’m going to make this fer my health teacher.
thank yu aeri unnie<3
Hi, smileyjulie
health teacher at school?? I don’t know what is health teacher well.. hehe.. anyway.. Yep.. that’s very sweet idea 🙂 Thanks !!!
Hey, thank you so much for this post. My mum had bought a package of the seasoned soybean curd that came with the sauce recently, and I was not sure how to put the ingredients together. This helped a lot! Thanks again! =]
hi keitochan101,
That’s great !!! thanks 😀
awww… i wish I could find seasoned soy bean curd here in Korean stores in the Philippines… I really wanna try this recipe… my student as well as our company’s VP said it tastes so good…
Do you have any alternatives for seasoned soy bean curd? Help!
hi angelamhiere,
If you have Korean stores over there, I guess they will have it. 😀 Yep..it is good ~~~ hehe.. Sometimes people make chobap without seasoned soy bean curd… I might post it someday.. thanks 😀
hello! I found soybean curd already!!! im excited to make yubuchubap!!! ^__^
Hey Aeris!
This looks so delicious. I bought prepared soybean curd with sauce and am looking forward to making this! However I just have one question, is your rice is warm/room temperature?
hi JoeJoe,
To mix the seasoning with rice better.. it’s good to use fresh (just cooked ) rice.. but to serve.. it’s okay if it’s cool.. ^^
I made this tonight for my family and it disappeared in just a few minutes! Delicious! Thanks!
hi Amira,
hehe..good job..thanks 🙂
hei. i just want to ask.. i bought a pack however not sure if it came with a sauce? how does it taste like? and back then, i was also able to purchase this seasoning (yellow packed) with the drawing of the chobap.. how can i apply it to this since it is in korean instruction. :)) thanks. 😀
hi Camille,
I’m sorry I can not understand what kind of seasoning you meant.. ^^:
I just bought a package and there’s just too many to finish in one meal so I was wondering if we have to eat this cold or hot. If I make the whole package, can I just leave it in the fridge?
hi Cindy Nguyen,
Personally, I think it tastes better when it’s cool. You can keep in the refrigerator..however, the rice becomes hard in the refrigerator after few hours later then it will not taste good at all. What I want to suggest you is.. just keep the soy bean curd itself in the refrigerator without making chobap..and whenever you want to make them, just make rice part and made chobap. Thanks
I was looking for ideas for Hailey’s school lunch. She loves taking a home lunch to school. I’m going to try this next week! 🙂
hi Joy,
I hope your daughter loved it.. thanks ^^