We Ranked Ube-Flavoured Foods From "Gago" To "Astig"

Ube macarons...ube cake...ube lamingtons...I want it all.

It's Filipino Week at BuzzFeed Australia — which means we're celebrating everything Filipino-Aussie culture. Today, we got four Filipino-Aussies to rank ube flavoured foods!

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Ube is a purple yam that people often confuse with taro. It's got a vanilla, nutty flavour.

Meet Erica — a singer you may recognise from your FYP; Angelo — known for his funny videos and voice impressions; Arville — the most trusted physio on TikTok; and Dominic who is known for his vibrant makeup looks on Instagram!

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Pictured here with Rizcel, our powerhouse production coordinator at BuzzFeed Australia.

The ranking method follows our scientifically accurate tier system: Super God (3 points), God (2 points), OK (1 point), Meh (0 points) and Nah (-1 points).

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Big thanks to Mrs. Ube, Manila St. and Pinoy Stop for providing the snacks. Let's get into it!

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Erica: It's a happy medium between sugar and a biscuit. MEH.

Angelo: This looks like a purple piece of Spam. MEH.

Arville: Crispy. Is it good as an ube snack? Probably not. NAH.

Dominic: It's good, but it's not a strong ube flavour. NAH.

Total points: -2

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Pastillas de Ube

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Dominic: The closest thing I would compare it to is fudge.

Arville: I'm not getting an ube flavour for this one. NAH.

Dominic: It tastes more like milk. MEH.

Angelo: I feel like this one is too compressed. MEH.

Erica: MEH.

Total points: -1

Ube Mochi

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Erica: I love mochi, but I've never had ube-flavoured mochi.

Angelo: It's very disappointing ube-wise. Tastewise, it's a NAH.

Dominic: She looks like a kidney. It's really earthy, it tastes like an actual ube root. It's OK.

Erica: I'd give this one a NAH.

Arville: OK.

Total points: 0

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Cupp Keyk

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Dominic: I grew up eating this in school.

Arville: There's no coconut in the middle? MEH.

Dominic: It's giving false advertisement, but it tastes good. MEH.

Angelo: This is one of those things that does the job. OK.

Erica: I'd give it a MEH.

Total points: 1

Ube Polvoron

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Dominic: The Goldilocks is iconic.

Angelo: Goldilocks is a restaurant in the Philippines that sells all sorts of Filipino foods. They're famous for Filipino classic dishes and their amazing sweet treats.

Erica: I've been there, it's super cute. It's really colourful and there's all these desserts lined up.

Arville: I find my mouth is just dry. It's good though.

Dominic: This is the experience you have with polvoron. It's a dry, sandy sensation. I'll just give it an OK.

Arville: It's like...he's a 10, but it's dry. So, it's an OK.

Angelo: I would rank this as a GOD.

Erica: I'd probably rank it a MEH.

Total points: 4

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Hopia Ube

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Dominic: I like that it's cold, it's very refreshing. OK.

Arville: It's like cheesecake. OK.

Erica: Usually, it's got a thicker pastry. I'd give it a GOD.

Angelo: It's got that ice cream taste to it. I'd also give this a GOD, it's really good.

Total points: 6

Junior Stik-O Wafer Sticks

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Erica: I love these, these are my favourite. The wafer isn't too sweet so it balances out with the sweet ube in the middle. SUPER GOD.

Angelo: I'll give it a GOD.

Arville: The smell is more like ube than the taste. OK.

Dominic: I'll give it an OK.

Total points: 7

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Ube Macarons

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Arville: Wow, this is good. GOD.

Dominic: This is more of a subtle ube flavour, but it is very nice. GOD.

Angelo: When this cream melts in your mouth, that's when you begin to taste the ube. GOD.

Erica: It's stunning, it's beautiful. GOD.

Total points: 8

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Ube Lamingtons

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Erica: This is the most Aussie-Filo thing I've ever seen in my life.

Dominic: This is probably the most beautiful one. If I was to be friends with an ube food, it'd be her. SUPER GOD.

Arville: Look at the symmetry on this. SUPER GOD.

Erica: It's really sweet. I would probably give it a MEH.

Angelo: We've had, like, a million different ube snacks today. We're full of ube! I would rank this a GOD.

Total points: 8

Ube French Toast

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Erica: Oh my god, it's so beautiful.

Dominic. This is giving molecular gastronomy. It's french toast covered with some crumb. There's lemon curd underneath, which cuts through the sweetness, ube halaya, ube meringue that's been toasted and icing sugar. GOD.

Arville: It looks like $500 at your local cafe. OK. Don't kill me.

Erica: I'm in heaven. SUPER GOD.

Angelo: SUPER GOD.

Total points: 9

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Ube Halaya Ice Cream

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Erica: I'm so excited. Filipino dessert heaven. SUPER GOD.

Angelo: This one is really good. If you have a friend who hasn't tried any Filipino snacks, give them this. SUPER GOD.

Arville: This is probably the one that's got the most ube flavour. GOD.

Dominic: This is good. It'll be a GOD tier.

Total points: 10

And finally: Ube Overload Cake

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Angelo: This is for the titas that are always like, "I don't like something too sweet." GOD.

Arville: This cream is very buttery. The sponge then comes in and wipes the coat away, down the throat. SUPER GOD.

Dominic: Damn, that was some MasterChef stuff. I just said it's good. SUPER GOD.

Erica: It's beautiful. I'm gonna give it a GOD.

Total points: 10

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