[LIMITED] Purple Yam. Dioscorea alata. Filipino Ube. Greater Yam - The Thorny Fruit Co

[LIMITED] Purple Yam. Dioscorea alata. Filipino Ube. Greater Yam

$17.00
Quantity must be 1 or more

The 2021 season has just begun. Supply is limited at the start.

Dioscorea alata. Purple Yam. Or as the Filipinos know it, ube.

These fresh purple yams from Queensland have a mildly sweet, earthy and nutty taste - similar to taro or sweet potatoes. The purple yams, turn any dish purple due to its anthocyanins.

Fresh Australian Purple Yam/Ube season is usually from April to November.

NOTE: These are not the same as the purple sweet potato, or the Hawaiian/Okinawan sweet potato.

Read about the difference between a Yam and Sweet Potato here.

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