Philippine ube gains global popularity as demand outstrips supply
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The Economist
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Ube, a purple yam from the Philippines, has become a global culinary sensation with demand soaring beyond the country's production capacity. A London restaurant, Kas & Kin, exemplifies this trend, serving ube-based dishes like cheesecake, brownies, ice cream, macarons, and margaritas to a diverse clientele that now includes non-Filipino customers drawn by the visual appeal and unique flavor.
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The sweet-toothed can also nibble ube brownies, ube ice cream and ube macarons, or sip ube margaritas
The eatery used to serve mostly Filipinos, hungry for a taste of home. Now others pour in too; sometimes just to photograph purple pastries
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