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| Ube powder |
Sadly it didn't taste of anything startling really, but the purple was intense - and different.
Scouring the Philippino food shop in Ashburton one day I came across Purple Yam (Ube to give it its native name) powder and bought some. Only then did I research recipes. It seems to be used in cake, biscuits, desserts and confectionary.- loaded up with sugar. I have been using it a tablespoon at a time when I want diversity in my breakfast porridge. This week I decided to use some to make yam jam - Ube Halaya. Recipes abound on t'internet.
Mine ended up too wet and didn't set nicely but was perfectly edible as a thick dessert soup. The problem was as my first experience no particular taste I could attribute to yam - the dessert tasted of sweetened condensed milk and coconut milk. It was however certainly distinctly purple. There is no question it contributes colour.
(Scully says "more please".)
Hari Om
ReplyDeleteI suppose it's because ube is so mild that it is favoured for desserts/sweets. I also suspect it will be quite nutritious and therefore worth incorporating in one's diet. YAM xx
Eating color that has not flavor- that is odd.
ReplyDeleteMind you eating bland with no colour is a staple of our diets (rice pasta white bread - we tend to add flavour to all these starchy things).
DeleteIt certainly doesn't look bland!
ReplyDeleteI guess that's the problem - it probably has sweet potato flavour but the colour promises so much more.
DeleteI would baulk at adding a lot of sugar just to add flavour. I'd probably end up just eating the bland version!
ReplyDeleteI'm with you on that one.
DeleteFlavourless food does not lend itself to repeated use.
ReplyDeleteI guess that depends on whether we regard it as a dietary staple (plain white rice or mashed suds without butter for instance)
Deletesweet potatoes and pumpkins are good for dogs tummies and this UBE purple yam seems to be in that family. have you died any wool with it?
ReplyDeleteHadn't thought of dying. Ivebeen saving avocado skins for the day i have the time to think about doing something recreational. They make a lovely deep pink dye.
DeleteLove the colour! So pretty!
ReplyDeleteThe colour swept me up too. Ive seen recipes for cakes that use it but they always seem to zhoozh the colour up with extra purple food colouring. So whats the point if it doesn't add a lot of zing to flavour and you add food colouring anyway!
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