{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"The History of Ube","description":" Welcome to Season 6, Episode 2 !&amp;nbsp;Have you been caught up in the ube craze? For many people, especially in Southeast Asia, it\u2019s not a trend, it\u2019s a beloved food staple. This is most true in the Philippines where Ube is ubiquitous with many of their sweets. So in this episode, we talk ube\u2026 What is it? How is it used? What contributed to its rise in popularity, and more.&amp;nbsp; We also take time to explain the differences between ube, Okinawan sweet potato, and taro, and we wax poetic about our ube memories. Finally, we take time to talk about some specific restaurants (like Kasama in Chicago, Illinois and San &amp;amp; Wolves Bakeshop in Long Beach, California) and dishes to look for if you want to try ube (we highly recommend ube macapuno ice cream, ube crinkle cookies, ube matcha lattes, and sapin-sapin.&amp;nbsp; We begin the episode with some talk about New Years resolutions, 2025 Women\u2019s world champion figure skater Alysa Liu, and ube memories. At the end of the show, we also share another segment of What Are We Watching where we talk a little about Heated Rivalry as well as YouTube matcha content creators Michelle Kanemitsu, emily wada, and ur mom ashley. &amp;nbsp; If you like what we do, please share, follow, and like us in your podcast directory of choice or on Instagram @AAHistory101. For previous episodes and resources, please visit our site at https:\/\/asianamericanhistory101.libsyn.com or our links at http:\/\/castpie.com\/AAHistory101. If you have any questions, comments or suggestions, email us at info@aahistory101.com. Segments  00:25 Introduction\u2026 Talking New Years Resolutions, Celebrating Alysa Liu, and Sharing Ube Memories 12:34 The History of Ube 25:57 What Are We Watching? Heated Rivalry and YouTube Videos   Ube Cheez Pandesal by San &amp;amp; Wolves Bakeshop ","author_name":"Asian American History 101","author_url":"http:\/\/asianamericanhistory101.libsyn.com\/website","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/39686680\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/197358390"}