Fresh Ube Filipino Purple Yam

Bring the gently sweet, earthy flavor of fresh ube to your kitchen. This Filipino purple yam (Dioscorea alata) has naturally lavender-to-purple flesh that can be cooked and mashed into a colorful base for desserts or enjoyed in savory dishes.

Steam until tender, then turn your ube into a smooth purée for a favorite cake, pudding or homemade frozen dessert. Its distinctive color makes preparing it part of the enjoyment, with each root offering its own natural shade.

What Is Ube?

Ube is a true yam, also known as Filipino purple yam, water yam or ratalu. It is different from a purple sweet potato. This listing is for fresh whole yam roots for cooking, not ube powder, extract, prepared jam or certified planting stock.

Choose Your Package

• Available weights: 2 lb or 5 lb.
• Product: Fresh ube yam roots.
• Flesh color: Naturally varies from pale lavender to deeper purple.
• Flavor: Gently sweet and earthy.
• Natural variation: Root size and shape vary; packages are sold by weight rather than a fixed number of roots.

Ways to Enjoy Ube

• Boil or steam until fully tender, then mash or purée.
• Use cooked ube in cakes, breads, puddings, jams and ice cream.
• Add to curries and other savory dishes.
• Roast or fry using a recipe that ensures the yam is cooked thoroughly.

Preparation & Food Safety

Do not eat raw. Peel and cook thoroughly before eating. Wash the roots before preparation, remove the tough outer skin and use clean utensils and preparation surfaces. Follow a suitable yam recipe and cook until fully tender throughout rather than relying on color alone.

Natural purple color varies between roots and may look different after cooking. Do not expect every root or prepared dish to have the same shade.

Storage

Keep whole roots in a cool, dark, dry and well-ventilated place. Refrigerate peeled or cooked pieces and use promptly. Check stored roots regularly and discard any showing spoilage.

Seasonal & Product Expectations

As a fresh agricultural product, ube varies naturally in size, shape and flesh color. Your chosen weight does not guarantee a particular number of roots, identical coloring or a fixed shelf life. Store appropriately and plan to prepare your roots promptly.

About Planting

This product is sold as fresh produce for cooking. Germination, planting suitability and garden performance are not guaranteed. It is not offered as certified seed yam or a container-growing kit.