Bebinca
{{Short description|Indo-Portuguese dessert pudding}}
{{About|the Indian pudding|the Filipino rice cake|Bibingka|a similarly-named tropical storm|List of storms named Bebinca}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}
{{Infobox prepared food
| name = Bebinca
| image = Bebinca com gelado.jpg
| image_size = 250px
| caption = Bebinca with ice cream
| alternate_name = Bibik
| country = Estado da Índia Portuguesa
| region = Goa
| creator =
| served =
| main_ingredient = Flour, sugar, ghee (clarified butter), coconut milk, egg yolk
| variations =
| calories = 993 kcal
| other =
}}
File:Bebinca com 9 folhas.JPG, Portugal]]
Bebinca or bebinka, (Konkani; bibik) is a layer cake of Indo-Portuguese cuisine in former Estado da Índia Portuguesa, Goa. In traditional baking, a bebinca has between 7 and 16 layers, but bakeries can modify the cake recipe as per convenience and taste.{{Cite book|last=Clark|first=Claire|title=80 Cakes From Around the World|publisher=|year=2014|isbn=9781472916006|location=|pages=}}{{Cite web|title=Bebinca|url=https://www.atlasobscura.com/foods/bebinca-goa-cake|access-date=2021-01-30|website=Atlas Obscura|date=21 January 2018 |language=en}} It is especially popular during the Christmas season, but is available all year round due to tourism in Goa.{{cite web|title=Bebinca - Culinary Encyclopedia|url=http://www.ifood.tv/network/bebinca|publisher=ifood.tv|access-date=26 July 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140508042918/http://www.ifood.tv/network/bebinca|archive-date=8 May 2014|url-status=dead}}{{Cite book|last=|first=|title=Fodor's Essential India with Delhi, Rajasthan, Mumbai & Kerala|publisher=Fodor's Travel Guide|year=2019|isbn=9781640971233|location=|pages=}} It is also easily available to carry and preserve for a long time or eaten fresh.
Bebinca was also adopted as a typhoon name in the northwestern Pacific Ocean by Macao which in Macanese means "pudding" or "cake" in general.{{cite web |url= https://www.usatoday.com/weather/hurricane/2006-10-04-bebinca-philippines_x.htm|title= Tropical Storm Bebinca lessens threat to Philippines, veers north toward Japan|date=4 October 2006 |publisher= USA Today|access-date=6 January 2011}}
Preparation
Preparing bebinca is a slow process. The batter is made with flour, sugar, ghee, egg yolk, and coconut milk.{{cite book|last=Banerji|first=Chitrita|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=c9lJnCpfEDoC&q=Bebinca|title=Eating India: Exploring the Food and Culture of the Land of Spices|publisher=Bloomsbury Publishing|year=2010|isbn=978-1408820544}}{{cite web|author=Petrina Verma Sarkar|title=Bebinca (layered Goan dessert)|url=http://indianfood.about.com/od/sweetsanddesserts/r/bebinca.htm|access-date=6 January 2011|publisher=About, Inc.|archive-date=7 July 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707075154/http://indianfood.about.com/od/sweetsanddesserts/r/bebinca.htm|url-status=dead}} The batter is spread thinly onto a grill and the layers are stacked atop one another. Bebinca may be garnished with nutmeg or slivered almonds.
See also
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