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🫓⠀𝑼 𝑩 𝑬⠀𝑺 𝑰 𝑳 𝑽 𝑨 𝑵 𝑨 𝑺
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Ube Silvanas [Oo-beh] [Sil-vah-nahs]
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(n.) Ube, a kind of bright purple yam used as a flavoring and coloring in sweet dishes.
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(n.) Silvana, a Filipino frozen cookie consisting of a layer of ube buttercream, sandwiched between two cashew-meringue wafers coated with cookie crumbs. Silvanas are the cookie versions of Sans rival.
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Another creation by .abanto
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Have you ever tried this sweet Filipino dessert?
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🍡⠀𝑴 𝑨 𝑻 𝑪 𝑯 𝑨⠀+⠀𝑼 𝑩 𝑬⠀𝑴 𝑨 𝑪 𝑨 𝑹 𝑶 𝑵 𝑺
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Matcha Ube Macarons [Ma-cha] [Oo-beh] [Ma-ca-rons]
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(n.) Matcha, powdered green tea leaves, dissolved in hot water, used as a flavoring.
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(n.) Ube, a kind of bright purple yam used as a flavoring and coloring in sweet dishes.
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(n.) Macaron, a light, often brightly colored sandwich cookie consisting of two rounded disks made from a batter of egg whites, sugar, and almond flour surrounding a sweet matcha & ube filling.
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My daughter .abanto's take on this addicting Parisian dessert—matcha and ube macarons.
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If you've ever had macarons you know you gotta try them all because one just isn't enough! What are some of your favorite macaron flavors?
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🍡⠀𝑼 𝑩 𝑬⠀+⠀𝑪 𝑶 𝑪 𝑶 𝑵 𝑼 𝑻⠀𝑴 𝑨 𝑪 𝑨 𝑹 𝑶 𝑵 𝑺
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Ube Coconut Macarons [Oo-beh] [Koh-kuh-nut] [Ma-ca-rons]
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(n.) Ube, a kind of bright purple yam used as a flavoring and coloring in sweet dishes.
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(n.) Macaron, a light, often brightly colored sandwich cookie consisting of two rounded disks made from a batter of egg whites, sugar, and almond flour surrounding a sweet ube & coconut filling.
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A different flavour with this Parisian dessert—ube and coconut macarons, by .abanto
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What other macaron flavors do you think we should try?
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🧁⠀𝑷 𝑨 𝑵 𝑫 𝑨 𝑵⠀+⠀𝑼 𝑩 𝑬⠀𝑬 𝑵 𝑺 𝑨 𝑰 𝑴 𝑨 𝑫 𝑰 𝑻 𝑨 𝑺
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Pandan Ube Ensaimaditas [Pan-dan] [Oo-beh] [En-sigh-ma-dee-tas]
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(n.) Pandan, fiber from the leaves of the pandanus.
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(n.) Ube, a kind of bright purple yam used as a flavoring and coloring in sweet dishes.
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(n.) Ensaimaditas, a smaller version of ensaymada, a Filipino dough pastry adapted from the Spanish ensaïmada.
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How many ensaimaditas would you be able to eat?
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