Ube is also available as an extract. "It's basically like food coloring, except that it is made from ube and also has the ube flavor," Ponseca said. Ube jam or ube paste (also known as ube ...

Ube, also known as purple yam, is a tuberous root vegetable with a vivid violet to bright lavender color. The ingredient, commonly used in the Philippines, can be found in a variety of desserts ...