Although ube (pronounced ooo-beh) has been an integral part of Filipino cuisine for at least 400 years, the vibrant root vegetable has really taken off in the past few years as a trendy ingredient in ...

Looking for a twist in your recipes? Imagine a sweet potato, but brilliantly purple – that's ube! It's a staple in Filipino ...

It's purple, soft, slightly sweet, and all the rage on Instagram. For the past few months, ube—a sweet potato variety native to the Philippines—has been grabbing attention in trendy cafes and on the ...

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 ...

WASHINGTON — Pastry chef Rochelle Cooper wanted to make her “Dunk-a-boos” Halloween cookies fun and unique. To her, there was an obvious and beloved ingredient to use: ube. The RAMMYS Pastry Chef of ...

Recognized for its unmistakable bright purple hue, ube is a purple yam that comes from the Philippines. The tuber is popular in Filipino cuisine and is featured prominently in Hawaiian desserts. Its ...

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, ...