Kue bingka is an Indonesian traditional cake (kue basah) that is one of the typical traditional Banjar kue mostly associated with South Kalimantan province, Indonesia. Kue bingka also found in Malay cuisine.
Kue bingka is an Indonesian traditional cake (kue basah) that is one of the typical traditional Banjar kue mostly associated with South Kalimantan province, Indonesia.
01 · What it is
Food
Shared culinary preparation, seasonal ingredients, and community foodways.
02 · Where & name
Indonesia
Placed on record in Indonesia.
03 · How it is doing
□□□□ (Not yet assessed)
Documented in open cultural records, but no cited field assessment of its current vitality has been added here yet.
04 · Proof & reuse
2 cited sources
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Chapter Takeaways
IngredientsKue bingka is made up of flour, eggs, coconut milk, sugar and salt.
Similar dishesKue bingka is almost similar to Filipino, Eastern Indonesian and Timorese bibingka and Javanese wingko.
Common Questions Answered on Record
What is bingka in plain words?
Kue bingka is an Indonesian traditional cake (kue basah) that is one of the typical traditional Banjar kue mostly associated with South Kalimantan province, Indonesia.
Where is bingka practised or documented?
Sources on this page place bingka in Indonesia.
What is the current condition of bingka today?
□□□□ (Not yet assessed): Documented in open cultural records, but no cited field assessment of its current vitality has been added here yet.
How do I cite or share this bingka entry?
Cite as: "bingka." folkroom, https://folkroom.org/art-forms/bingka, text CC BY-SA, with attribution.
Kue bingka is an Indonesian traditional cake (kue basah) that is one of the typical traditional Banjar kue mostly associated with South Kalimantan province, Indonesia. 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.
Aside from being a typical Banjarese dessert, kue bingka is also famous in neighboring provinces such as East Kalimantan and Central Kalimantan, even to foreign countries such as Brunei, Malaysia and Singapore. Kue bingka was introduced by the Sino-Burmese to Lower Myanmar, where it is known as kway pinka (ကွေပင်ကား). 1
Ingredients
Kue bingka is made up of flour, eggs, coconut milk, sugar and salt. As a rule, kue bingka is baked with floral prints. There are various kinds of kue bingka such as kue bingka tapai, potato, pumpkin and pandan. In addition, there are other types of kue bingka which are common during Ramadan, namely "kue bingka barandam" which is quite different from the usual kue bingka. 1
Similar dishes
Kue bingka is almost similar to Filipino, Eastern Indonesian and Timorese bibingka and Javanese wingko. 1
The text above is adapted from the Wikipedia article “Kue bingka”, available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 licence. 1
bingka is Traditional Indonesian cake originating from East Kalimantan, according to the structured record cited below. This entry was generated automatically from that record and has not yet been reviewed by a person familiar with the tradition. 2
The source record links this tradition to 1 external register, which can be verified through the citation. 2
