The Taste Of Harmonious Community In The Philippine Recipe

When foreign guests are asked what do they like best in the Philippines, the majority would say it’s the Filipino people themselves. Visiting tourist could just not help getting fascinated by the Filipinos’ friendliness manifested through their charming smiles so spontaneously flashed even to practical strangers. Other than the people’s congeniality, visitors to the country [...]

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The Best Halayang Ube Recipe

Many Filipino families have their own way of making halaya. If it’s particularly good, then the recipe would be a closely guarded secret. Your token halayang ube recipe consists of boiling the yam, finely grating or milling it, mixing it with milk and sugar (ditching the sugar, if you’re using condensed milk), etc. However, masters [...]

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The Yummy Purple Yam

People who are not from the Southeast Asian regions have a hard time accepting the idea of ube jam, ube ice cream, or any other ube-based dessert. Ube is the Filipino word for purple yam. There are different kinds of yam. Basically, yam comes from a climbing plant that bears tubers. In the US, Americans [...]

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Halaya Is Quintessentially Filipino

Many Filipinos associate the flavor of local yam pudding with the arrival of the holidays. Certainly, any form of celebration usually has this sweet present at the table. In the Christmas season, its rich purple hue complements the traditional Yule tide color scheme. The locals call it halaya, which is probably derived from “jalea”, the [...]

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Treat Yourself To Some Purple Yam Jam

In the Philippines you’ll find a purple treat in a jar that will have you coming back for more. The Filipinos call it ube jam, “ube” being the Filipino word for purple yam. This technically makes the jarred delicacy purple yam jam, which sounds more like an amateur reggae band than a comestible. However, “jam” [...]

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The Ube Jam Temptation

Ube jam, a treat so good that many a Filipino – and foreigner, I’m sure – have decadently indulged in a fit of gluttony, spooning globs of it from a quart jar, practically finishing the entire thing in one sitting and effectively courting diabetes for life. Too much of a good thing, after all, can [...]

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