What do you eat with Ube Halaya?

What do you eat with Ube Halaya?

You can find it in many forms, but the most popular is Ube halaya, a sweetened jam made from ube that can be eaten plain or as a spread. Personally, I love ube halaya over lightly toasted Original Hawaiian Sweet Bread. If I'm feeling extra fancy, I like to sprinkle a bit of toasted coconut over the toast.

Is Ube ice cream good?

While ube is sweet, it also has an earthy taste, which isn't very pronounced in the ice cream. It's somewhere between milky and malty, kind of like green tea ice cream, minus the bitterness. The nuanced flavor is delicious, and a little more neutral than you'd expect.

Is Ube sweet potato?

For the uninitiated, ube (pronounced ooh-bae) is a purple yam that is a staple in Filipino desserts. A relative of sweet potato, yuca, and taro root, ube has dark, purple skin and vibrant purple inside. Ube grow above ground on vines while Okinawan sweet potatoes grow underground, like a potato.

How do you eat Ube?

It's ready to spread on golden rolls of pan de sal, dress up a drab scoop of vanilla ice cream, or just be eaten by the spoonful. Like most fussy Filipino titas would insist, a proper ube halaya should be homemade. Premade jars are shelf-stable and use a pared-down mix of ingredients—just ube, sugar, and water.

Can I freeze Ube Halaya?

Same texture and flavor. I'll get more if the store still has them and will pre-cook then freeze them for future use. I can never have too much ube in the freezer. I steamed the ube until tender, mashed them until creamy, and made ube jam using half-and-half instead of coconut milk and sweetened condensed milk.

Is Ube the same as Okinawan sweet potato?

Ube is very similar to Okinawan sweet potato (which is actually native to the United States) — both have the same color skin (though some Okinawan sweet potatoes have light-colored skin) and a bright purple flesh, but ube tend to have darker skin.

Does Ube Jam expire?

Q: What is the expiration date of ube jam? The "BEST BEFORE" date stamped on the ube jam label is for ONE MONTH only. This is because there are no preservatives added to it. But anybody who has tasted Good Shepherd's ube jam will tell you that the 12oz jar can be finished in just two days by one person.

Does Trader Joes still have Ube ice cream?

Trader Joe's is now selling $3 pints of purple yam ice cream for a limited time. Trader Joe's has added ube ice cream to its store shelves. According to the product description, the ice cream is "sweet & nutty, with hints of coconut; some liken it to a cross between vanilla and pistachio."

What is the difference between UBE and Taro?

Ube, also known as purple yam, is a tuberous root vegetable. It varies in color between a deep purple and even white. Taro is also a root vegetable known as gabi in the Philippines. Taro also varies in color, commonly white but also can be slightly gray or lavender.

What does Ube Halaya taste like?

While ube is technically a tuber, just like a potato, its flavor is less savory. Ponseca describes the taste of the purple yam as an amalgamation of vanilla with the nuttiness of pistachio. But the flavor is quite gentle and not too intense.

What is Ube ice cream made out of?

INGREDIENTS: CREAM, WATER, SUGAR, UBE PUREE (PURPLE YAM PUREE, SUGAR, WATER, GLUCOSE, LACTIC ACID), NONFAT MILK POWDER, SUGARED EGG YOLKS (EGG YOLKS, SUGAR), STABILIZER BLEND (CAROB BEAN GUM, GUAR GUM, CARRAGEENAN, SUGAR), COLOR ADDED (GRAPE EXTRACT, RED CABBAGE EXTRACT, BEET JUICE, BETA-CAROTENE), NATURAL FLAVORS.

What is UBE English?

Ube is also known in English as water yam or winged yam. On the island of Hawaii, it is known as uhi. Do not confuse ube with taro (scientific name: Colocasia esculenta) or the purple Japanese sweet potato (scientific name: Ipomoea batatas cv.

Where does Ube grow?

Dioscorea alata, the plant's scientific name that bears ube, is indigenous to Asia, specifically grown in the Philippines. While most foreign people think that food color plays a role in its physical appearance, they're often surprised to find out the process involved in preparing the purple yam.