Have you tried Ube?
Ube is in many Filipino foods
Dioscorea alata, also known as purple yam, ube, or greater yam, among many other
names, is a species of yam. The tubers are usually a vivid violet-purple
to bright lavender in color, but some range in color from cream to plain
white. It is sometimes confused with taro and the Okinawa sweet potato
(Ipomoea batatas cv. Ayamurasaki), although
D. alata is also grown in Okinawa, where it is known as
beniimo (紅芋). With its origins in the Asian tropics, D. alata
has been known to humans since ancient times.
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