# Bebinca
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{{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](/source/Estado_da_%C3%8Dndia_Portuguesa)
| region = [Goa](/source/Goa), [Kochi](/source/Kochi)
| creator =
| course = [Dessert](/source/Dessert)/ [Sweet](/source/Sweet)
| served =
| main_ingredient = [Flour](/source/Flour), [sugar](/source/sugar), [ghee](/source/ghee) (clarified butter), [coconut milk](/source/coconut_milk), egg yolk
| variations =
| calories = 993 kcal
| other =
}}
[[File:Bebinca com 9 folhas.JPG|thumb|right|Goan bebinca in [Lisbon](/source/Lisbon), [Portugal](/source/Portugal)]]
'''''Bebinca''''' or '''''bebinka''''', ([Konkan](/source/Konkan)i; '''''bibik''''') is a [layer cake](/source/layer_cake) of [Indo-Portuguese](/source/Indo-Portuguese) cuisine in former [Estado da Índia Portuguesa](/source/Estado_da_%C3%8Dndia_Portuguesa), [Goa](/source/Goa). It’s also referred as '''Queen of Goan Desserts'''. In traditional [baking](/source/baking), a bebinca has between 7 and 16 layers, but [bakeries](/source/bakeries) can modify the [cake recipe](/source/cake) 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](/source/Christmas_season), but is available all year round due to [tourism in Goa](/source/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](/source/typhoon) name in the northwestern [Pacific Ocean](/source/Pacific_Ocean) by [Macao](/source/Macao) which in [Macanese](/source/Macanese_Patois) means "pudding" or "cake" in general. There is also a Cochinite version ''Bebinca'' of which uses Nendran banana for its preparation and is prepared by the Luso Indian community in [Kochi](/source/Kochi) especially for Consoada.[{{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.[{{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.](/source/About%2C_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.