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Filipino Food: Ube (“Purple Yam”), the most iconic flavor of the Philippines.

Sapin-Sapin

Sapin-sapin is a rice-based Filipino delicacy that comprises layers of glutinous rice and coconut. It is made from rice flour, coconut milk, sugar, water, and coloring, with coconut flakes sprinkled on top. Sapin-sapin means “layers” and this visual and gastronomic treat is recognizable for its layers, each of a different color.

Stik-O

Stik-O is a popular brand of chocolate-flavored wafer sticks in the Philippines. Recently, there have been newer flavors like ube, strawberry and coconut pandan.

Goldilocks Polvoron

Goldilocks is a Philippine bakeshop chain that makes different flavors of polvoron.

Ube

A root crop used mainly in sweet preparations, ube is a favorite flavor of ice cream and for cakes and pastries. It is also added to halo-halo. The plant that bears ube has the scientific name Dioscorea alata. It has heart-shaped leaves.

Ube Yema Cake

Photo by Leslie Bernarte of Ube Yema Cake at Patisserie Solaire (Parañaque,

Ube Halaya

Ube Halaya by Aizel_77.

Also called halayang ube, this is a jam made from the Philippines’ favorite root crop, the purple yam locally called ube.

Pili & Sili Ice-Cream from Albay (1st Colonial Grill)

Sorbetes

Sorbetes is Filipino ice cream! Homemade ice cream sold cheaply from street carts is jokingly referred to as “dirty ice cream.”

Purple Ice Cream?

Passionfruit? Grape? Honey Lavender? Nope! Purple Ice Cream has to be none other than the UBE flavor of the Philippines!

UBE (oo-beh) is Purple Yam… a root crop you dig from under the ground.

Ube-Macapuno Cake

Ube-macapuno cakes come in various shapes and sizes, but they all have it common the awesome pairing of two of the Philippines’ most favored flavors — ube (purple yam) and macapuno (special coconut). The cake in the photo is topped with macapuno strings!

Ube Maja Blanca

How to easily turn the classic Filipino treat Maja Blanca into an ube-flavored delight!

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