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Bienmesabe

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Bienmesabe, Spanish for it tastes good to me, is a sweet Spanish dessert made primarily from honey, egg yolk and ground almonds, also popular in the cuisine of the Canary Islands and described as influenced by Moorish cuisine. Its consistency varies by preparation, ranging from a sticky sauce or thick cream to a meringue, custard or cake, and well chilled versions can take on a toffee like texture. Some versions add sugar, lemon zest, cinnamon or sweet wine. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Classification
Course
Dessert 1
Dietary Suitability
Contains Dairy or Egg 1
Origin Period, From (Year)
from 1400 2
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Uses Ingredient

Egg Yolk, Ingredients
Source Bienmesabe (Wikipedia)
Honey, Ingredients
Source Bienmesabe (Wikipedia)
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1. Bienmesabe (Wikipedia)
  • entity description (course)
    Bienmesabe, Spanish for it tastes good to me, is a sweet Spanish dessert made primarily from honey, egg yolk and ground almonds, also popular in the cuisine of the Canary Islands and described as influenced by Moorish cuisine.
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bienmesabe (dietary-suitability)
    Bienmesabe is a sweet Spanish dessert prepared with honey, egg yolk, and ground almonds as primary ingredients.
  • Uses Ingredient: Honey, Infobox main_ingredient field: [[honey]], [[egg yolk]], [[ground almonds]]
  • Uses Ingredient: Egg Yolk, Infobox main_ingredient field: [[honey]], [[egg yolk]], [[ground almonds]]
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2. Bienmesabe (Wikipedia)
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Its origin dates back to the European era of the conquest of the islands (in the fifteenth century), brought by Spanish settlers, who in turn respond to Arab traditions spread in Spain during the Muslim occupation over seven centuries.
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