ube halaya

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| name = Ube halaya

| image = Ube_halaya,_Filipino_dessert.jpg

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| alternate_name = Ube jam, halayang ube, purple yam jam

| country = The Philippines

| region = The Philippines

| creator =

| course = dessert

| served = Cold

| main_ingredient = Mashed purple yam, coconut milk and/or condensed milk, butter

| variations =

| similar_dish = Taro purée

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Ube halaya or halayang ube (also spelled halea, haleya; {{etymology|es|{{Wikt-lang|es|jalea}}|jelly}}) is a Filipino dessert made from boiled and mashed purple yam (Dioscorea alata, locally known as ube).{{cite web |url=https://pinaycookingcorner.com/2012/03/halayang-ube-purple-yam-jam.html |title=Halayang Ube-Purple Yam Jam |date=March 2012}} Ube halaya is the main base in ube/purple yam flavored-pastries and ube ice cream. It can also be incorporated in other desserts such as halo-halo. It is also commonly anglicized as ube jam, or called by its original native name, nilupak na ube.{{Cite journal |last=Fellizar |first=John Patrick |date=2017 |title=Ube Halaya - Ube Delicious Enterprise. A business plan implementation of Business and Management {{!}} Marinduque State College |url=http://rgdoi.net/10.13140/RG.2.2.11518.31042 |journal=Thesis |language=en |doi=10.13140/RG.2.2.11518.31042}}

History

The Philippines shows the highest phenotypic diversity of ube (Dioscorea alata), making it one of the likely centers of origin of ube domestication.{{cite journal |last1=Cruz |first1=V.M.V. |last2=Altoveros |first2=N.C. |last3=Mendioro |first3=M.S. |last4=Ramirez |first4=D.A. |title=Geographical patterns of diversity in the Philippine edible yam collection |journal=Plant Genetic Resources Newsletter |date=1999 |volume=119 |pages=7–11}} Remains of ube have been recovered from the Ille Cave archaeological site of Palawan (c. 11,000 BP).{{cite journal |last1=Balbaligo |first1=Yvette |title=A Brief Note on the 2007 Excavation at Ille Cave, Palawan, the Philippines |journal=Papers from the Institute of Archaeology |date=November 15, 2007 |volume=18 |issue=2007 |pages=161 |doi=10.5334/pia.308|doi-access=free }}{{Cite journal|last=Fellizar|first=John Patrick|date=2017|title=Ube Halaya - A Business Plan Implementation Terminal Report|url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/354220423|journal=The Crop Journal|volume=4|pages=137|via=ResearchGate.net}}

Preparation

The main ingredient is peeled and boiled purple yam which is grated and mashed. The mashed yam, with condensed milk (originally sweetened coconut milk), are added to a saucepan where butter or margarine had been melted. The mixture is stirred until thickened. Once thickened, the mixture is cooled down and placed on a platter or into containers of various shapes.{{Citation needed|date=August 2021}}

Ube halaya is typically served cold, after refrigeration. Optional toppings include browned grated coconut, latik, or condensed milk.{{Citation needed|date=August 2021}}

Variations

Ube halaya is a type of nilupak (mashed/pounded starchy food with coconut milk and sugar) which has several variants that use other types of starchy root crops or fruits. Generally, the term halaya is reserved for nilupak made with ube and calabaza, while nilupak is more commonly used for variants made with mashed cassava or saba bananas. Variants made from sweet potato and taro can be known as either halaya or nilupak.{{Citation needed|date=August 2021}}

Ube halaya also superficially resembles kalamay ube, but differs in that kalamay ube additionally uses ground glutinous rice (galapong) and has smoother more viscous texture.{{cite web |title=Ube Kalamay Recipe |url=https://panlasangpinoy.com/ube-kalamay-recipe/ |website=Panlasang Pinoy |date=August 22, 2019 |access-date=January 12, 2022}}{{cite web |title=Ube Kalamay |url=https://www.kawalingpinoy.com/ube-kalamay/ |website=Kawaling Pinoy |access-date=January 12, 2022}}

=Ube macapuno=

Ube halaya served with macapuno (coconut sport) is a notable combination known as ube macapuno. The combination is also used in other ube recipes, like in ube cakes and ube ice cream.{{cite web |last1=Belen |first1=Jun |title=Ube, the Purple Yam: Why Filipinos Love Purple Sweet Treats |url=http://blog.junbelen.com/2010/05/25/purple-yam-why-filipinos-love-purple-sweet-treats/ |website=Junblog |date=May 25, 2010 |access-date=March 27, 2019}}{{cite web |last1=Veneracion |first1=Connie |title=Ube – macapuno dessert |url=https://casaveneracion.com/ube-macapuno-dessert/ |website=Casa Veneracion |access-date=March 27, 2019}}

=Camote halaya=

Camote halaya, sometimes known as "camote delight" or "sweet potato jam", is a variant that uses mashed sweet potato (camote) instead of ube. It is prepared identically to ube halaya. It has a light yellow color to bright orange to purple color, depending on the cultivar of sweet potato used.{{cite web |title=Sweet Potato Jam (Kamote Halaya) |url=https://www.mamasguiderecipes.com/2017/08/28/sweet-potato-jam-kamote-halaya/ |website=Mama's Guide Recipes |date=August 28, 2017 |access-date=July 25, 2021}}{{cite web |title=Kamote Halaya Recipe (Sweet Potato Dessert) |url=https://petiterosieblog.wordpress.com/2015/11/19/kamote-halaya-recipe-sweet-potato-dessert/ |website=Petite Rosie |access-date=June 7, 2019}}{{cite web |title=How to cook the famous Camote Delight Dessert |url=https://www.pinoyrecipe.net/filipino-sweet-potato-or-camote-delight-recipe/ |website=PinoyRecipe.net |date=March 18, 2019 |access-date=June 7, 2019}} It is traditionally known as nilupak na kamote, especially when served on banana leaves.{{cite web |title=Nilupak Recipe |url=https://www.pinoyrecipe.net/nilupak-recipe/ |website=Pinoy Recipe At Iba Pa |date=November 2018 |access-date=April 23, 2019}} Purple versions of camote halaya can sometimes be confused with or used as a substitute for ube halaya.{{cite web |title=Purple Sweet Potatoes or are they Purple Yams?!? |url=https://www.marketmanila.com/archives/purple-sweet-potatoes-or-are-they-purple-yams |website=Market Manila |date=November 3, 2013 |access-date=July 25, 2021}}

=Halayang kalabasa=

Halayang kalabasa, also known as "squash halaya" or "pumpkin jam", is a variant that uses mashed calabaza (kalabasa). It is prepared identically to ube halaya. It is typically orange to light brown in color.{{cite web |title=Halayang Kalabasa ( Pumpkin Jam) |url=http://luweehskitchencooking.blogspot.com/2013/11/halayang-kalabasa-pumpkin-jam.html |website=Tagalog Kitchen |date=November 2, 2013 |access-date=June 7, 2019}}{{cite web |title=Halayang Kalabasa |url=http://www.pinoyhapagkainan.com/halayang-kalabasa/ |website=Pinoy Hapagkainan |date=October 22, 2012 |access-date=June 7, 2019}}

=Binagol=

Binagol is a unique version from the Eastern Visayas which use mashed giant taro corms. It is distinctively sold in halved coconut shells. It can range in color from creamy white to brown.{{cite web |title=Leyte Pasalubong |url=https://www.ourawesomeplanet.com/awesome/2008/07/leyte-pasalubon.html |website=Our Awesome Planet |date=July 22, 2008 |access-date=April 9, 2019}}

=Nilupak na ube at gabi=

Nilupak na ube at gabi is a Tagalog version that combines ube with taro corms.{{cite web |title=NILUPAK na UBE at GABI |url=http://luweehskitchentokyo.blogspot.com/2014/11/nilupak-na-ube-at-gabi.html |website=Tagalog Kitchen |date=November 13, 2014 |access-date=April 23, 2019}}

References

OnAlejandro, R., & Tettoni, L. (2012). Authentic Recipes from the Philippines. New York: Tuttle Pub.

Category:Philippine desserts

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