San Francisco’s Biggest Ube Festival Is Back for 2023, Baby!
Oh, and it’s being paired with another iconic, equally vibrant, and chromatic food: matcha.
“Babe, wake up. An iconic duo just dropped.” That was the conversation we had with ourselves when we heard Kapwa Gardens, San Francisco’s healing and culture space that highlights the city’s thriving Filipino community, announced its ube food festival, Yum Yams, is returning next month, following its prior festival held in September of 2022.
What’s even more exciting about the event’s 2023 iteration? Matcha will be joining the chat, thanks to a collaboration with Japantown’s KOHO SF; the partnership exists as a means to elevate and celebrate AAPI month.
“Just as the purple yam known as ube has become a signature flavor of Filipino Culture, the finely ground green tea powder matcha has bee...