ube yam cake bar and mango-flavored mochi
By hereandthere
@hereandthere (45651)
Philippines
October 28, 2017 8:56am CST
when my mother went to my aunt and uncle's house, i sent a pack of ube yam cake bar and a pack of mango-flavored mochi.
ube is purple yam and i thought this cake bar would go well with coffee.
mochi is a chewy ball made of sticky/glutinous rice with mango-flavored filling, which they could have as dessert.
i try to stick to fruit or native flavors when giving them food as gift because they're not into chocolates, cakes, and sweets anymore.
i texted my aunt to ask if she liked them.
if they did, i'll buy them also for my other aunt.
i also wanted to know if they were easy to chew because i know they all have dentures.
she had no problems, but my uncle's tummy did not seem to agree with the mochi.
i've forgotten that his digestive system has become sensitive now.
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@Chantiele (433)
• Johannesburg, South Africa
30 Oct 17
These are two things I have never heard of. I seem to be learning alot on mylot lately
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
30 Oct 17
ube is a root crop that grows here. it's used in snacks and desserts. but mochi is japanese and what i bought is a local food company's version of it.
@fishtiger58 (29823)
• Momence, Illinois
28 Oct 17
I planted sweet potatoes this summer for the first time. Apparently you can't pick them until first frost. Soon I will.
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
29 Oct 17
sweet potatoes would be kamote, while purple yam is ube. it would be interesting to see your plant. i thought they only grow in hot sunny countries like mine.
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@fishtiger58 (29823)
• Momence, Illinois
29 Oct 17
@hereandthere I will have to take a picture of them for you. It's now pretty darn cold and we are going to pick them soon. So I will get out there and get a pic so you can see. The sweet potates are popping out of the ground. Not sure there is much life left in the plant. So there is still green in the plant but not for long.
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@fishtiger58 (29823)
• Momence, Illinois
29 Oct 17
@fishtiger58 Here is a pic of them, but yes the plant is dying.
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@much2say (53959)
• Los Angeles, California
3 Nov 17
Here I can get mochi with mango ice cream inside. Ube - I know I've had the cakes before . . . I remember so well the purple color! For my dad, I have to think of his teeth (or lack of it) now - and he sure can't handle as many foods as he used to too.
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@much2say (53959)
• Los Angeles, California
4 Nov 17
@hereandthere What is cornick? What kind of filling is in the mango mochi you originally bought . . . like a custard or "gel"?
@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
4 Nov 17
we also have mochi with ice cream inside here. when we met again yesterday, they liked the cornick i bought.
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
29 Oct 17
we will be meeting them all this week so i'll ask him what food to avoid next time. i remember my other aunt is a picky eater, so i'll have to ask her also her likes and dislikes.
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@acelawrites (19273)
• Philippines
28 Oct 17
I haven't tasted such kind of mochi! It could be delicious.
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
29 Oct 17
it's a local brand called regent, but they also have a pack or assorted flavors and a pack of ube only. i myself haven't tasted it yet, but i wanted to give them something soft and easy to chew.
@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
29 Oct 17
every sunday, there are food stalls set up here near the church. one of them sells ube (the oval shaped one in a plastic container). i buy maybe one or twice a month.
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@JustBhem (70555)
• Davao, Philippines
29 Oct 17
@hereandthere
I think we have it here, and some are selling online.
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@CaptAlbertWhisker (32507)
• Calgary, Alberta
28 Oct 17
Purple Yam ice cream. I miss it so much. The asian stores here only have powdered Ube. The plant is illegal in western countries for being invasive so its sold in Powdered form.
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
29 Oct 17
how about ube-flavored baked goods or ube halaya in a bottle? can you bring them to canada as pasalubong?
@ilocosboy (45157)
• Philippines
28 Oct 17
Oh my ube yam is my favorite, I can only buy them during the trade fair in the fiesta our place. Mochi is also my favorite especially the ube flavored.
@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
29 Oct 17
it was my first time to buy the mango-flavored mochi. it's a local brand named regent. i've never tasted it yet and wanted to hear their feedback. the ube cake bar brand is tjn pasalubong.
