THE popular Filipino ube (purple yam) delicacy is being promoted to cash in on the opportunity being offered by the growing "organic market" in Europe.

Maria Yvette "Ivy" Banzon-Abalos, the Philippine consul general in Frankfurt, Germany, and a known ube enthusiast, said the country's consulate wanted to understand how the European export market has changed the tastes of Germans.

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