Bebinca or bebinka, is a layer cake of Indo-Portuguese cuisine in Goa, India. In traditional baking, Bebinka has between 7 and 16 layers, but bakeries can modify the cake recipe as per convenience and taste. It is especially popular during the Christmas season, but is available all year round due to tourism in Goa. 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. It is also prepared in Portugal and Mozambique.

Characteristic of: Goan cuisine Indian cuisine
Contains: Coconut
Contains, including ancestors: Coconut
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Wikidata ID: Q3270102
Wikipedia title: Bebinca
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