Bibingka
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This article is about the Philippine rice cake. For the Indian pudding, see Bebinca.
Bibingka (/bɪˈbiːŋkɑː/; bi-BEENG-kah) commonly refers to a type of baked rice cake from the Philippines that is traditionally cooked in a terracotta oven lined with banana leaves and is usually eaten for breakfast or as merienda (mid-afternoon snack) especially during the Christmas season. It is also known as bingka in the Visayas and Mindanao islands.[1]
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Alternative names | Bingka, Bingkah, Vivingka[1][2] |
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Course | Dessert, breakfast, merienda |
Place of origin | Philippines |
Serving temperature | Hot or warm |
Main ingredients | Glutinous rice (galapóng), water or coconut milk |
Ingredients generally used | Butter, muscovado, grated cheese, desiccated coconut, salted duck egg |
Variations | Salukara, Cassava cake, Bibingkang Malagkit |
Similar dishes | Panyalam, puto |
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It can also be used as a general term referring to other Filipino baked rice cakes products, for example, those made with cassava flour (bibingkang cassava / bibingkang kamoteng kahoy), glutinous rice (bibingkang malagkit), or plain flour.[3]