What is ube? Ube is a starchy vegetable, also known as purple yam, that is native to the Philippines. Its name means “tuber” in Tagalog. It is commonly paired with condensed milk and used in ...

By Prof. Kirthi Tennakone The sweet potato is probably the oldest cultivated crop. Native to tropical America, Peruvians grew it 8,000 years ago. Colombus introduced sweet potatoes to Europe; later ...

4 medium purple sweet potatoes (roughly 3 pounds total) Yogurt sauce: 1 cup whole milk yogurt, ... (leaves and stems), garlic, serrano pepper, sesame seeds, lemon juice, salt and 1/4 cup of water.

A few decades later, after experimenting with different iterations, my favorite remains sweet potatoes mashed with Idaho or golden yellow potatoes topped off with a wild variety of savory flavors.