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Bibingka (/ b ɪ ˈ b iː ŋ k ɑː /; bi-BEENG-kah) is a type of baked rice cake in Filipino cuisine that is 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]
Kue bingka also found in Malay cuisine. It has a sweet taste and a soft texture. Kue bingka is one of the cakes used in the Banjar tradition to serve 41 types of cakes for special occasions such as weddings. Although it can be found throughout the year, kue bingka is usually common in Ramadan due to it is considered suitable for iftar.
Similar snacks are found throughout Southeast Asia, including the Burmese mont, Filipino kakanin, Thai khanom and Vietnamese bánh. For example, the colourful steamed kue lapis and the rich kuih bingka ubi are also available in Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam. Kuihs are not confined to a certain meal but can be eaten throughout the day.
A versatile cake, bingka’s core ingredient can comprise assorted root vegetables, from cassava to sweet potato and yes, pumpkin. Once baked, it has a firm outer skin and a rich, custardy filling.
Cassava cake can be modified to add additional ingredients. The most common variants are "cassava buko bibingka" which adds young coconut (buko), [19] and "pineapple cassava bibingka" which adds crushed pineapple chunks. [20] In Vigan, Ilocos Sur, a local variant of cassava cake is known as "royal bibingka". It is shaped like cupcakes with a ...
Ube cake is generally prepared identically to mamón (chiffon cakes and sponge cakes in Filipino cuisine), but with the addition of mashed purple yam to the ingredients. It is typically made with flour, eggs, sugar, a dash of salt, baking powder, vanilla, oil, milk, and cream of tartar.
Puto bumbong and bibingka, two dishes commonly eaten during the Christmas season in the Philippines Puto bumbong vendor packing rice into bamboo tubes for steaming. Puto bumbong is commonly served as a snack or breakfast during the Christmas season.
Cendol / ˈ tʃ ɛ n d ɒ l / is an iced sweet dessert that contains pandan-flavoured green rice flour jelly, [1] coconut milk, and palm sugar syrup. [2] It is popular in the Southeast Asian nations of Indonesia, [3] Malaysia, [4] Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Laos, Vietnam, Thailand, Singapore, Philippines, and Myanmar.