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, Kochi | creator = | course = Dessert/ Sweet | served = | main_ingredient = Flour, sugar, ghee (clarified butter), coconut milk, egg yolk | variations = | calories = 993 kcal | other = }} [[File:Bebinca com 9 folhas.JPG|thumb|right|Goan bebinca in Lisbon, Portugal]] '''''Bebinca''''' or '''''bebinka''''', (Konkani; '''''bibik''''') is a layer cake of Indo-Portuguese cuisine in former Estado da Índia Portuguesa, Goa. It’s also referred as '''Queen of Goan Desserts'''. In traditional baking, a bebinca has between 7 and 16 layers, but bakeries can modify the cake recipe as per convenience and taste.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Clark|first=Claire|title=80 Cakes From Around the World|publisher=|year=2014|isbn=9781472916006|location=|pages=}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{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}}</ref> It is especially popular during the Christmas season, but is available all year round due to tourism in Goa.<ref>{{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}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{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=}}</ref> 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. 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 especially for Consoada.<ref>{{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}}</ref>

== Preparation == Preparing bebinca is a slow process.<ref name=":0" /> The batter is made with flour, sugar, ''ghee,'' egg yolk, and coconut milk.<ref>{{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}}</ref><ref name="b2">{{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}}</ref> 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.<ref name=":1" />

==See also== {{Portal|Food}}

*Pudvei *Koswad *Monti Fest *Bandra Fest *Feni (Goa) *Bombay Sapphire *Sanna (dish) *Tropical Storm Bebinca

==References== {{Reflist}}

Category:Coconut cakes Category:Goan cuisine Category:Indian desserts Category:Indian fusion cuisine Category:Portuguese fusion cuisine Category:Puddings Category:Christmas food Category:Economy of Goa Category:Geographical indications in Goa