What is ube? Purple yam is often compared to sweet potato or taro and used in the Philippines. Epic Universe serves a purple ...

Ube is a starchy root vegetable native to the Philippines. It's used in recipes more often than eaten on its own, so you may not be aware of what it actually looks like. Growing up in the Philippines, ...

There’s been quite a bit of buzz about ube lately—a purple showstopper of a root vegetable that’s popping up left and right on social media and restaurant menus alike—and we must admit we’re intrigued ...

With its eye-catching color and sweet-but-subtle flavor, ube has been on dessert menus everywhere over the past few years. A staple in Filipino cooking for generations, ube became Instagram-famous ...

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Native to the Philippines, ube (Tagalog for tuber and pronounced OO-beh) is a purple yam that has played a central role in local food culture for more than four centuries, and has been gaining ...

Fudge isn’t the only thing that can be fudgy. Fudge is certainly a flavor, rich and chocolaty, but it’s also a texture — dense and creamy and fatty, which is why the question of whether one prefers ...