Soaring demand and extreme weather worsened by climate change have wiped out harvests of the popular purple yam.

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 ...

Here are some insights into the culinary uses and benefits of this unique ingredient. African water yam is packed with ...

In this video, I dig and transplant purple yam (Ube) and give a tribute to Peter Nichol and his Prong garden tool invention. * Note that the Prong is no longer sold. Raised Garden Beds (and garlic): ...

What exactly are ubes, the purple yams popping up all over Instagram? Here's everything you need to know, including health benefits and how to cook them. If you’ve never eaten ubes before—and TBH aren ...

Ube, the violet yam native to Southeast Asia, has been making its purple presence known in bakeries and on dessert menus throughout Philly. Though there are many varieties of ube (pronounced “ou-beh”) ...

Though the regular potato has a home in our pantry, sweet potatoes get special attention. They're not only more delicious, but they're also more nutritious, with more fiber, vitamin A, and vitamin C ...

November means turkey, mashed potatoes and bright orange candied yams or, depending on who you ask, candied sweet potatoes. While some may use sweet potato and yam interchangeably, botanically ...

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 ...