''Binangkal'' is a type of
doughnut
A doughnut or donut () is a type of food made from leavened fried dough. It is popular in many countries and is prepared in various forms as a sweet snack that can be homemade or purchased in bakeries, supermarkets, food stalls, and franc ...
from the islands of
Visayas and
Mindanao in the
Philippines. It is made from
deep-fried dense dough balls coated with
sesame seeds.
It is usually eaten with
hot chocolate or
coffee.
The name is derived from ''bangkal'', the local
Cebuano common name
In biology, a common name of a taxon or organism (also known as a vernacular name, English name, colloquial name, country name, popular name, or farmer's name) is a name that is based on the normal language of everyday life; and is often contrast ...
for the Leichhardt tree (''
Nauclea orientalis'') which bears spherical flowers and fruits.
See also
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Shakoy
Shakoy ( Cebuano: ''syakoy''; Tagalog: ''siyakoy''; Hokkien: 炸粿; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tsia̍h-kué), also known as ''lubid-lubid'' ("little rope"), is a traditional Filipino deep-fried twisted doughnut. It is traditionally made with flour, suga ...
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Pilipit
Pilipit is a traditional Filipino deep-fried twisted doughnut. It is made with flour, eggs, milk, salt, and baking powder. It is made mostly identically to the shakoy doughnut, except for its crunchy and hard texture and its smaller and thinne ...
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List of doughnut varieties
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List of sesame seed dishes
References
External links
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Philippine doughnuts
Sesame desserts
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