It seems like the world is infatuated with ube (pronounced OO-BEH). The purple wonder has been making its way to restaurants around the world. Now, it’s on mainstream TV, too.
The Cartoon Network show Steven Universe joined the ube train on the Season 4 finale of the hit show.
Lars Barriga, a character who is believed to be of Filipino descent, chose ube roll as the food item which best “represents him.”
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On the show, he was shown baking the popular dessert with his friends Sadie Miller and Steven Universe.
Looks like they were following a family recipe.
This guy had fun.
Truth: Ube cake can be quite a challenge to make.
For those who don’t know yet, ube is purple yam. It was hailed as “the next big thing in dessert” in 2016.
The purple wonder was an ingredient in the Golden Cristal Donut, which was sold for USD1000 a dozen at the Manila Social Club. It may be found in the popular shaved ice dessert halo-halo, too.
Read: US Men’s Mag GQ hails ube as the next big thing in dessert
Well, this Steven Universe episode pretty much confirms that Lars is Filipino right? Not super surprising.
According to Mashable, many voice actors in Steven Universe are actually of Filipino descent, “including Deedee Magno Hall (who voices Pearl), Shelby Rabara (who voices Peridot) and Jennifer Paz (who voices Lapis Lazuli)”
