Comments on: Ube / Kinampay / Purple Yam

By: leo leprozo

leo leprozo — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 23:48:45 +0000

my wife makes ube jam as a sideline,soon i will retire from my job and thinking of business full time,problem is the source of ube here in iloilo, orders keep piling up and i cant do about it. my wife halaya is all natural without preservatives it even reach the usa.now im thinking of planting myself, can somebody
tell me how and what month i can do it.lately ube cost 50 pesos
per kilo here in super in iloilo city. can somebody help me.

By: Marketman

Marketman — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 06:43:47 +0000

kristine, most large wet markets should have it, though it is sometimes seasonal in that it is more abundant at certain times of the year. You may want to try Farmer’s Market in Cubao for the greatest chance, or weekend markets at the Lung Center near Quezon Circle in Quezon City or the FTI Taguig Market on Saturdays.

By: kristine

kristine — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 06:26:50 +0000

Hi, i’m visiting from los angeles. can you tell me where i can buy purple yam or yellow yam? thanks!

By: Aurelia

Aurelia — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 06:22:03 +0000

I have just harvested my ube. It is the kind of purple yam that grows it s fruit hanging. It is so very dark purple in color i dont know what to do with it. So i browse the internet and search for tasting recipe to try. tnx to this website i found plenty to help me.

By: Marketman

Marketman — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 06:53:34 +0000

Abet, good ube does NOT need artificial flavor. The most common use for good ube is probably ube jaleya and if made well it is delicious, and does not need artificial flavor or color. It is only our commercial penchant for extremely purple baked goods or ice creams with intensified artificial flavors that perhaps makes us think that the real thing lacks intensity. There are recipes for ube puto and ube jaleya elsewhere in this blog and if you want to go all natural, I think there’s no reason that you have to add anything artificial if you don’t want to…