Why Ube Is Way Beyond a Food Fad

Mai Mislang
7 min readJan 23, 2023

Recipe for this spectacular ube queso loaf is found below

A sliced sourdough loaf that shows a purple hue from the ube and cheese bits
Photo courtesy of Rise Artisanal

I am an oddball when it comes to local delicacies. I find them too exotic despite their deep traditional roots. Even when traveling, I hardly go out of my way to find them.

In the Philippines where I am from, that is not a badge of honor.

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Mai Mislang

Former presidential speechwriter, still a musician; owns a bakery, loves her dog. Tries to write more prose than poetry. Filipina from Manila.