Holiday Ayo - There are many traditional Indonesian snacks that are legit and delicious, one of which is the bingke cake from Pontianak.

Bingke cake or bingka cake is made from a mixture of eggs, coconut milk, wheat flour, and sugar.

How to make a bingke cake starts from the dough that is molded using a six-petal clover leaf-shaped container.

After that, the dough is baked. Well, herein lies the complexity. Bingke cakes will usually be baked twice.

This is done so that the cake has the right level of doneness. Bingke cakes that are perfectly cooked will usually have a color combination of light brown and dark brown. So it takes a high level of patience when making it. It will take at least an hour for the bingke cake to be ready to eat. Bingke cake has a sweet taste with a soft and legit texture.

No wonder the typical snacks of the Equator City usually start to mushroom during the fasting month.

In Pontianak, bingke cake is usually a favorite menu during iftar time. You can taste it in various creations, from bingke tape, potatoes, pumpkin, pandan, jackfruit, young coconut, chocolate, to cheese. When visiting Pontianak City, you can find bingke cake sellers easily.

One of the most famous bingke is made by Hj. Zainah H.A. Kadir, who was named Bingke Hijrah. Bingke Hijrah has a distinctive taste, because it uses a mixture of aloe vera, which is also the hallmark of the city of Pontianak. The taste is legit, sweet, and savory combined into one. The soft texture with the vanilla aroma makes it difficult to compromise the mouth to stop chewing. You can find it on Jalan Purnama 2, Gg. Nurul Hasanah Number 6, Pontianak City. If you are lazy to go out, you can order it via an online meal ordering application.