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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.
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]
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Binignit – lugaw made with coconut milk (gata) and various slices of fruit, jelly desserts (like sago, tapioca pearls, kaong, etc.), and root crops (like sweet potato, taro, and ube). It is known by many other regional names, like giná-tan, tabirák, alpahor, ginettaán, ginat-ang lugaw, and kamlo. [12]
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A staple in Filipino cooking, ube has stunningly bright purple flesh and a sweet, nutty flavor with hints of vanilla and pistachio. Skip to main content. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium ...
Taro (/ ˈ t ɑːr oʊ, ˈ t ær-/; Colocasia esculenta) is a root vegetable. It is the most widely cultivated species of several plants in the family Araceae that are used as vegetables for their corms, leaves, stems and petioles. Taro corms are a food staple in African, Oceanic, East Asian, Southeast Asian and South Asian cultures (similar to ...
Colocasia esculenta (taro) Cordyline fruticosa (ti) Curcuma longa (turmeric) Cyrtosperma merkusii (swamp taro) Dioscorea alata (ube, purple yam) Dioscorea bulbifera (air yam) Dioscorea hispida (intoxicating yam) Dioscorea esculenta (lesser yam) Dioscorea nummularia (Pacific yam) Dioscorea pentaphylla (fiveleaf yam) Dioscorea transversa (pencil yam)