Although ube has recently become popular in the U.S., this ingredient has been integral to Filipino cuisine for centuries. It’s found in both savory and sweet dishes, but with its creamy texture and ...

Ube, the violet yam native to Southeast Asia, has been making its purple presence known in bakeries and on dessert menus throughout Philly. Though there are many varieties of ube (pronounced “ou-beh”) ...

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 ...

EVERETT — It was mid-Saturday afternoon and the bakery was still packed. One thinks of Saturday morning as the time when people line up for doughnuts. However, it’s been this way all day each Saturday ...

“I often have to tell people it’s not that sweet,” says self-taught baker Irene Pabellano, founder of Pastries On Demand and creator of the royal purple-hued ube flan cake. “It’s similar to leche flan ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Ube, a purple yam native to the Philippines, is popping up left and right at local bakeries, cafes and ice cream shops. The Southeast Asian veggie ...