Ube Market was valued at US$ 455.3 Mn in 2024 and is projected to reach US$ 943.6 Mn by 2035, expanding at a CAGR of 6.9% ...

With its eye-catching color and sweet-but-subtle flavor, ube has been on dessert menus everywhere over the past few years. A staple in Filipino cooking for generations, ube became Instagram-famous ...

One of the hottest food trends of the year in the U.S. is the ube, a purple yam native to the Philippines. VOA’s Chris Casquejo looks at the emergence of this colorful tuber.

Native to the Philippines, ube (Tagalog for tuber and pronounced OO-beh) is a purple yam that has played a central role in local food culture for more than four centuries, and has been gaining ...

Our garden columnist is tackling a Thanksgiving debate: what is a sweet potato and what is a yam? And which one should you eat on the holiday?

Ah, it's Thanksgiving time. As someone who loves to cook — actually, as someone who loves to hang out in the kitchen wherever I go — this is a wonderful time of year. On Thanksgiving morning I’m up ...

Here’s what yams really are, how they differ from sweet potatoes and why it's probably best to enjoy both in moderation.

This story was first published on June 24, 2021. With its eye-catching color and sweet-but-subtle flavor, ube has been on dessert menus everywhere over the past few years. A staple in Filipino cooking ...