{"id":3066,"date":"2023-05-12T22:02:48","date_gmt":"2023-05-12T22:02:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/goairmart.com\/articles\/?page_id=3066"},"modified":"2023-07-26T18:00:08","modified_gmt":"2023-07-26T18:00:08","slug":"ube-dessert-why-this-filipino-treat-is-everywhere","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/goairmart.com\/articles\/ube-dessert-why-this-filipino-treat-is-everywhere\/","title":{"rendered":"Ube Dessert: Why This Filipino Treat is Everywhere"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

From the aisles of Trader Joe’s to entire themed festivals, foodies everywhere are celebrating ube dessert. In fact, ube is by far the most popular ingredient among the bakers who sell on the Airmart e-commerce platform. Let’s find out what all the hype is about.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is ube?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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The word ube, which means ‘tuber’ in Tagalog, is the name for a purple yam (not to be confused with a purple sweet potato).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ube comes from the Phillippines, so naturally, it has long been the star ingredient in Filipino desserts<\/a> like ube cheesecake, ube flan, and ube buko pie. The base for many ube desserts is called ube halaya, which is a jam made from mashed purple ube, coconut milk and\/or condensed milk, and butter. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can often find ube desserts of all kinds in your local Filipino bakery<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What does ube taste like?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The magical root vegetable that makes desserts pretty in purple is sweeter than a sweet potato and slightly nutty in flavor. People often describe the ube flavor as having a hint of vanilla to it as well. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Where to find ube dessert<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

If you want to try ube in the San Francisco Bay Area and LA, here are some Airmart shops that offer ube desserts:<\/p>\n\n\n\n