Your Favorite Ube Festival is Back for 2023 with a twist!
Yum Yams celebrates all things Ube. Ube is a Filipino Sweet yam that is taking over the world of desserts. It’s unique flavor and striking deep purple color ignites excitement in the food world. Ube is flexible and can be used as a flavoring ingredient or a food color.
Kapwa Gardens is excited to announce that Yum Yams is back for the fourth time. To celebrate AAPI month, we’re partnering with Japantown's KOHO SF for a special collaboration - Ube Meets Matcha!
KOHO SF is the latest member of the Kultivate Labs family. As a fiscally sponsored organization, KOHO SF hopes to revitalize it's cultural district, Japantown, through arts and culture. This event signals a new wave of colboration between our communities.
A Celebration of All Things Ube & Matcha
Matcha is a finely ground green tea powder that has been an integral part of Japanese culinary culture for centuries. Matcha's unique flavor, color, and texture have inspired Japanese chefs to create a wide variety of dishes, including traditional sweets, savory dishes.
Much like Matcha , Ube is a signature component of Filipino culture. Ube is a purple yam that has become a beloved ingredient in Filipino culinary culture. Its vibrant color and sweet flavor make it a popular ingredient in desserts, such as cakes, pastries, and ice cream. Its significance in Filipino cuisine reflects the country's rich agricultural heritage and diverse culinary traditions.
Yum Yams has grown from 1 sell-out event at Kapwa Gardens, to a full on food festival crawl with multiple areas encompassing over 25 vendors.
Tickets
Tickets for Yum Yams are FREE but we are accepting sliding scale donations. Your donations will help us continue to host our future events and keep our garden growing.
Get Ready For Ube Paradise & Matcha Madness!
We’re excited to partner with 5M again for our crawl. Based on the success of the previous years, we are so excited to double and diversify our vendors and space to bring you all the ube-matcha-licious desserts for you to enjoy.
Check Out Our September 2022 Recap Video To See What’s In Store!
Vendors
Food
Retail
Performers
Kapwa Gardens
5M Park
ACTIVITIES
Ube & Matcha Art with Kristian Kabuay
Kristian Kabuay's improvised live art will be a fusion of traditional prePhilippine culture and modern elements, reflecting the multi-layered community through his layered art technique. The large canvas will drip ube and matcha-infused paint to reflect the Yum Yams theme. His art combines cultural practices like Sulat, an ancient form of writing, and traditional tattoos with contemporary graffiti techniques, resulting in a visually striking piece to provoke conversations.
Jen Ken Contest - Kapwa Gardens Stage @ 1:30pm
Japanese rock paper scissors, known as janken (じゃん拳)
Who will be left standing to claim bragging rights to Kapwa Gardens x KOHO first Jan Ken Contest!
$5 at KOHO booth to play
Prizes include $50 Matcha Café Maiko Gift Card
Thank you to our Sponsors!
