Ube season at Trader Joe’s is upon us when the retailer brings back its purple yam-flavored mochi pancake mix, tea cookies, yogurt-covered pretzels and more. Pronounced oo-beh, the brand describes the ...

Also known as purple sweet potatoes or purple yams, ube is a mildly sweet and starchy tuber native to Southeast Asia. It's a staple in the Philippines and Japan, but beloved throughout—and beyond—the ...

Something new has arrived at the Union Square Holiday Market this year: mochi cookies. Known as “mooks,” they’re soft and crumbly shortbread cookies filled with chewy mochi centers. At the market, ...