Editing Quindim

{{short description|Typical Brazilian dessert}}
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| course           = [[Dessert]]
| type             = [[Custard]]
| served           = [[Cold]]
| main_ingredient  = Ground [[coconut]], [[sugar]], [[egg yolk]]s
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{{Brazilian cuisine}}

'''Quindim''' ({{IPA|pt|kĩ ˈdʒĩ|-|Br-Quindim.ogg}}) is a popular [[Brazil]]ian baked [[dessert]] with Portuguese heritage, made chiefly from [[sugar]], [[egg yolk]]s and ground [[coconut]].<ref name="l"/><ref name="s"/> It is a [[custard]] 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 a [[Rum baba|savarin]] mold) in which case it is called a "quindão" and served in slices.

==Etymology==

The word quindim comes from ''dikende'' in [[Kikongo]], a [[Bantu languages|Bantu language]]. It means "the gestures, or demeanor, or humor characteristic of adolescent girls."<ref name="DABBP"/>

== Origins ==

The heavy use of egg yolks is characteristic of many [[Portugal|Portuguese]] sweets and pastries, such as the ''[[papo de anjo]]'' ("angel's crop") and ''[[fios de ovos]]'' ("egg threads"). Their combination with coconut and sugar was probably created by [[Africa]]n slaves in 17th century Brazilian Northeast,  where coconuts were abundant and sugar (from [[sugarcane]]) was a major industry.

==In popular culture==

Quindim is also a [[rhinoceros]] character (named after the dessert) featured in [[Monteiro Lobato]]'s children's [[book]]s.<ref name="lobato"/>

It is also the subject of the song [[Os Quindins de Yayá]] which is featured in [[The Three Caballeros]] and sung by [[Aurora Miranda]].

== See also ==

* [[Custard]] and [[Crème caramel|flan]]
* [[List of Brazilian dishes]]
* [[List of Brazilian sweets and desserts]]
* [[List of custard desserts]]

==References==
{{Reflist|refs=

<ref name="DABBP">{{cite book | author = John T. Schneider  | title = Dictionary of African Borrowings in Brazilian Portuguese  | publisher = Buske Verlag  | year = 1991  | page = 254}}</ref>

<ref name="l">{{cite book | last = Lopes | first = Nei | title = Novo dicionário banto do Brasil: contendo mais de 250 propostas etmológicas acolhidas pelo dicionário Houaiss | publisher = Pallas | location = Rio de Janeiro | year = 1996 | page = 217 | language = pt}}</ref>

<ref name="lobato">{{cite book |last1=Lobato |first1=Monteiro |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SMCqTNdd14QC| isbn=9788525037602 |title=Quindim - Um Doce de Rinoceronte |location=Rio de Janeiro |publisher=Globo | language = pt}}</ref>

<ref name="s">{{cite book |title=Fundamentos de panificação e confeitaria |location=São Paulo |publisher=SENAI-SP Editora |year=2016 |page=54 |isbn=9788583933298 | language = pt}}</ref>

}}

==External links==
<!-- * [http://www.muitogostoso.com.br/informacao/view/Sobremesas/Docinhos/Quindim/ Receita de Quindim] Muitogostoso.com  -->
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20130410043823/http://desserteater.com:80/quindim-brazilian-coconut-custard-cake/263/ Quindim] – DessertEater.com
*[http://allrecipes.com/recipe/190357/quindim/ Quindim Recipe]
*[http://www.sbs.com.au/food/recipes/quindim Quindim]
*[http://flavorsofbrazil.blogspot.com/2010/02/recipe-quindim-from-fenadoce.html RECIPE - Quindim (from FENADOCE)]
*[https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/coconut-quindim Coconut quindim]

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[[Category:Brazilian desserts]]
[[Category:Custard desserts]]
[[Category:Foods containing coconut]]


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