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| Type | Custard |
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| Course | Dessert |
| Place of origin | Brazil |
| Serving temperature | Cold |
| Main ingredients | Groundcoconut,sugar,egg yolks |
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Quindim (Portuguese pronunciation:[kĩˈdʒĩ]ⓘ) is a popularBrazilian bakeddessert of Portuguese heritage, made chiefly fromsugar,egg yolks and groundcoconut.[1][2] It is acustard and usually presented as an upturned cup with a glistening surface and intensely yellow color. The mixture can also be made in a large ring mold (like asavarin mold) in which case it is called a "quindão" and served in slices.
The word quindim comes fromdikende inKikongo, aBantu language. It means "the gestures, or demeanor, or humor characteristic of adolescent girls."[3]
The heavy use of egg yolks is characteristic of manyPortuguese sweets and pastries, such as thepapo de anjo ("angel's crop") andfios de ovos ("egg threads"). Their combination with coconut and sugar was probably created byAfrican slaves in 17th century Brazilian Northeast, where coconuts were abundant and sugar (fromsugarcane) was a major industry.
Quindim is also arhinoceros character (named after the dessert) featured inMonteiro Lobato's children'sbooks.[4]
It is also the subject of the songOs Quindins de Yayá which is featured inThe Three Caballeros and sung byAurora Miranda.
