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 ...

THE Philippines slapped an indefinite ban on exports of fresh purple yam (ube) to safeguard the country’s planting material ...

The vibrant Southeast Asian tuber is quickly gaining popularity around the world. Fact checked by Marcus Reeves Ube, a purple yam native to the Philippines, is known for its creamy texture, natural ...

Also known as purple sweet potatoes or purple yams, ube is a mildly sweet and starchy tuber native to Southeast Asia. It's a staple in the Philippines and Japan, but beloved throughout—and beyond—the ...

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 ...

The Philippines' purple ube is appearing internationally in coffees, ice creams, and cocktails. Its popularity is being driven by an appetite for aesthetically vibrant food and drinks on social media.

ONOMICHI, Japan/TOKYO -- Purple-hued desserts and drinks made with ube, a yam native to the Philippines, are finding ...

This story was first published on June 24, 2021. 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 ...