It is usually colored purple like the variety from Zambales, but some varieties are white like those grown in Leyte. In Basco, we have seen white ube with a purplish tinge. In the ‘60s, I remember my mom would always bring gallons of Magnolia ube ice cream packed with dry ice to her friend Bruno Dedual at The Peninsula Hong Kong. A nostalgic flat lay of classic Filipino ube desserts—ube halaya, ube ice cream, puto ube, and halo-halo—celebrating the timeless appeal of the beloved purple yam. It was then when we first offered it and international event items such as the ube-macapuno cakes and putong ube, as well as the ube halaya and, of course, the ube ice cream with halo-halo.

Source: Philippine Star January 07, 2026 21:29 UTC