bibingka

noun

Etymology: From Tagalog bibingka, from Malay bingka (“cake made of rice flour, coconut milk, eggs and palm sugar”), as in Malay kuih bingka. See also Indonesian kue bingka, Macanese bebinca.

1. A rice cake made using rice flour, sugar and coconut milk and wrapped in banana leaves.

   “Nearly two years after starting work on their century-old building on Girard Avenue […] the lechon sisig bowls, ensaymada, and bibingka are expected to roll out of the kitchen starting Feb. 8. […] Besides house-made pastries such as calamansi doughnuts, ensaymada, bibingka, and ube handpies, breakfast options will include the Rich Tita with pork longganisa (a sausage similar to chorizo), egg, and Cooper sharp cheese; […]”