Ube Chiffon Roll

Ube is one of the most iconic foods of the Philippines. This naturally violet-hued sweet potato is used in both savory and sweet applications. As a child, I remember always wanting to get the ube-flavored ice cream because purple was, and still is, my favorite color, but for some reason my mother had a vendetta against this marshmallowy, coconutty root and insisted I would not enjoy it. I didn’t actually taste it until I was an adult and free of my mother’s odd food opinions and discovered