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means A soft, sweet (or sometimes savoury) dish that ranges from a creamy spoonable dessert to, in British usage, dessert in general.
from From Middle English 'poding,' likely via Old French 'boudin,' meaning a sausage — those early puddings were stuffed and boiled in casings, not sweet at all. The word may trace back to a Latin root 'botellus' (little sausage), a distant relative of 'botulism' of all things. Only over centuries did 'pudding' drift from gut-filled savoury fare toward the soft, sweet wobble we picture today — and in Britain it broadened again to mean the whole final course.
- British meaning
- In the UK, pudding just means dessert, full stop.
- Black variety
- Blood pudding is literally congealed pig's blood sausage.
- Eat first
- Pink Floyd: no pudding without finished meat.
- Proof of work
- The proof of the pudding is in the eating.
- Christmas tradition
- Stir-up Sunday: families wish while mixing the batter.
bread and butter pudding — british dessert made with bread, butter, eggs and milk, dating to 18th century kitchens
christmas pudding — traditional british steamed pudding made with dried fruit and spices, prepared weeks in advance
tapioca pudding — creamy dessert made from tapioca pearls, milk and sugar, popular in southeast asia and america
yorkshire pudding — savory baked dish of eggs, flour and milk served with roast beef in england since 1747