Starbucks launched its spring menu and one visually-striking drink is getting all the attention.

Ube is a starchy root vegetable native to the Philippines. It's used in recipes more often than eaten on its own, so you may not be aware of what it actually looks like. Growing up in the Philippines, ...

Ilena Peng, an agriculture reporter for Bloomberg, talks about ube’s popularity and its effects on the supply chain.

Long a staple of Filipino cuisine, the purple yam is all over global menus, and farmers are struggling to keep up.

With its eye-catching color and sweet-but-subtle flavor, ube has been on dessert menus everywhere over the past few years. A staple in Filipino cooking for generations, ube became Instagram-famous ...

Starbucks is officially saying “goodbye” to winter and welcoming spring with open arms. Their latest menu lineup for spring ...

Starbucks released three new spring drinks. We tried the Iced Ube Coconut Macchiato, Toasted Coconut Cream Cold Brew, and Iced Lavender Cream Chai.

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Starbucks' 2026 spring menu launched March 3, bringing new lavender, ube and chai drinks to Jacksonville. Here's a preview.