About

Real ube, not an imitation.

Thousand Isles brings Ube Kinampay, a heritage Filipino purple yam, to the UK. The real thing, with no fillers, flavourings or colourings. Not purple sweet potato, not a synthetic flavour.

Why we started

It started with a frustration.

Our Cardiff-based co-founder, Apollo, grew up with ube as a Filipino staple and kept finding UK “ube” that was really purple colouring and artificial flavour, or purple sweet potato standing in for the yam.

So, with Kafi in the UK, we set out to bring over the real thing: Ube Kinampay, a heritage variety of Filipino ube grown in the Philippines, rather than a flavouring or a generic blend.

What we sell is the actual yam as a pure powder, with nothing added. Just the powder and its natural colour.

What you can rely on

The whole product, and the whole promise.

  • One heritage variety

    Ube Kinampay, not a generic blend.

  • Real ube, nothing added

    100% Filipino ube. No fillers, flavourings or dye.

  • Grown in the Philippines

    The yam itself, grown where ube comes from.

  • UK-labelled & compliant

    Labelled and traceable to UK requirements.

Taste the difference real ube makes.

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