- Bebinca
"Bebinca", also known as "bibik", is a traditional
Goa ndessert . The ingredients include plain flour, sugar, "ghee " (clarified butter) andcoconut milk . The dessert is baked in a specially-made clay oven, with hot coal as a source of heat, placed above. It has to be baked in layers and traditionally has 16 layers. The dessert is very common inGoan cuisine .This food is also popular in the
Philippines , where it is known as "bibingka". In the Filipino method of preparation,rice flour is used (the baking process is similar to that of the "bebinca"). Before being served, butter or margarine is spread and sugar is sprinkled over the "bibingka". It is typically served with grated coconut."Bebinca" was also adopted by the International Weather System as a
typhoon name.Types of "bibingka"
*"Bibingka Galapong", made with rice flour.
*"Cassava Bibingka", made withcassava .Longest "bibingka"
As of
October 9 ,2007 , the town ofDingras ,Ilocos Norte in thePhilippines is expecting aGuinness World Records certification after baking a kilometer-long "bibingka" made from 1,000 kilos ofcassava and eaten by 1,000 residents. [ [http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/storypage.aspx?StoryId=95108 Abs-Cbn Interactive, Ilocos Norte town makes 'longest bibingka'] ]External links
* [http://www.massrecipes.com/recipes/03/04/bebincacake92333.html Recipe at MassRecipes.com]
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