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Dioscorea alata – also called ube (/ ˈ uː b ɛ,-b eɪ /), ubi, purple yam, or greater yam, among many other names – is a species of yam (a tuber). The tubers are usually a vivid violet - purple to bright lavender in color (hence the common name), but some range in color from cream to plain white.
You can also find ube incorporated into dishes like ginataang, a pudding-like mixture made with coconut milk. Ube is also mashed and added to bilo-bilo, which are sweet mochi-like balls.
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Yams at Port-Vila market A piece of cake made with ube (purple yam; Philippines) In the Philippines, the purple ube species of yam (D. alata), is eaten as a sweetened dessert called ube halaya, and is also used as an ingredient in another Filipino dessert, halo-halo. It is also used as a popular ingredient for ice cream. [citation needed]
A staple in Filipino cooking, ube has stunningly bright purple flesh and a sweet, nutty flavor with hints of vanilla and pistachio.
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Ube halaya or halayang ube (also spelled halea, haleya; from Spanish jalea 'jelly') is a Philippine dessert made from boiled and mashed purple yam (Dioscorea alata, locally known as ube). [1] Ube halaya is the main base in ube/ purple yam flavored-pastries and ube ice cream .