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{{About|the Indian pudding|the Filipino rice cake|Bibingka}}
{{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 = Former [[Estado da Índia Portuguesa]]
| region = [[Goa]], [[Kochi]] and [[Macau]]
| creator =
| course = [[Dessert]] and [[Sweet]]
| served =
| main_ingredient = [[Flour]], [[sugar]], [[ghee]] (clarified butter), [[coconut milk]], egg yolk
| variations =
| calories = 993 kcal
| other =
}}
[[File:Home Made Bebinca from Goa India.jpg|thumb|right|Home made Bebinca from [[Goa]], [[India]]]]
[[File:Bebinca com 9 folhas.JPG|thumb|right|Goan bebinca in [[Lisbon]], [[Portugal]]]]
'''''Bebinca''''', also known as '''''bibik''''' or '''''bebinka''''', is a traditional [[layer cake]] of [[Goa, India]] derived from Indo-Portuguese cuisine. Traditionally, Bebinka has between 7 and 16 layers, but it can be modified per one's 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|language=en}}</ref> It is especially popular during Christmas, but is available in Goa year round due to tourist demand.<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]], contributed by [[Macau]].<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>
It is also prepared in [[Portugal]] and [[Mozambique]].

== 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.]]}}</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==

*[[Pudding]]
*[[Tropical Storm Bebinca]]

==References==
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{{Puddings}}

[[Category:Foods containing coconut]]
[[Category:Goan cuisine]]
[[Category:Indian desserts]]
[[Category:Indian fusion cuisine]]
[[Category:Portuguese fusion cuisine]]
[[Category:Puddings]]

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