Cafe 86 has some of the most unique desserts made with purple yam. This cafe makes some of the most Instagrammable desserts-- and they’re all purple! For the past five years, Cafe 86 in Southern ...

Have you noticed the gorgeous, violet-hued desserts popping up on Instagram and Pinterest lately? The star ingredient is ube (pronounced OO-BAE), a purple yam that can be mashed or pureed and ...

We eat with our eyes first. Some of the best dishes can make your mouth water just from their vibrant colors. But some darker hues like blue, black and purple — which occur less often in natural ...

Ube is a starchy root vegetable native to the Philippines. It's used in recipes more often than eaten on its own, so you may not be aware of what it actually looks like. Growing up in the Philippines, ...

The Japan-based flavor company T. Hasegawa might have named ube as its 2024 flavor of the year, but many people around the world have been singing ube's praises for decades (and longer). The tuber ...

Cafe 86, an ube-focused restaurant chain, is continuing its expansion northward from Southern California and Las Vegas. Its second Bay Area location (after Union City) recently opened in Mountain View ...