And yet, amid this wide-ranging selection of ornate purple confections, one of the most popular ways to serve ube in the Philippines remains ostensibly simple. Ube halaya, a creamy yam-based jam ...

Purple is a regal color. And that’s fitting for Divina Orbase because the founder of Beng Bread is Orlando’s ube queen. It’s not the first crown I’d place on her head, though. Orbase, 41 ...

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The purple yam, or ube, is the basis for a variety of dishes in the Philippines, both sweet and savory. The thick, coconut-flavored ube halaya, is a favorite during the holidays for Filipino families.

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MANILA, Philippines — Same taste, different color. Citing lack of supply of purple yam, the Religious of the Good Shepherd in Baguio City, maker of the famous ube jam, now sells only white ube ...

MANILA, Philippines – 7-Eleven Philippines has jumped on the ube cheese pandesal bandwagon as well, now serving the purple bread in select 7-Eleven stores nationwide.