Bebinca
 Bebinca with ice cream | |
| Alternative names | Bibik |
|---|---|
| Course | Dessert |
| Place of origin | India |
| Region or state | former Estado da Índia Portuguesa |
| Main ingredients | Flour, sugar, ghee (clarified butter), coconut milk, egg yolk |
Bebinca, also known as bibik or bebinka, is a type of pudding and a traditional Goan, East Indian and Mangalorean dessert. Traditional Bebinca has 16 layers. The ingredients include plain flour, sugar, ghee (clarified butter), egg yolk, coconut milk and almond slivers to garnish. [1] [2]
It is also a common dessert in Goan restaurants, and a few outlets in Mumbai and Manglore. Bebinca is served warm with cold ice cream.[3] 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, contributed by Macau.[4] It is prepared in Portugal and Mozambique,
See also
References
- ^ Banerji, Chitrita (2010). Eating India: Exploring the Food and Culture of the Land of Spices. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 1408820544.
- ^ Petrina Verma Sarkar. "Bebinca (layered Goan pudding)". http://indianfood.about.com. Retrieved January 6, 2011.
{{cite web}}: External link in|publisher= - ^ "Bebinca - Culinary Encyclopedia". ifood.tv. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
- ^ "Tropical Storm Bebinca lessens threat to Philippines, veers north toward Japan". http://www.usatoday.com. 10/4/2006. Retrieved January 6, 2011.
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