Pudding
Steak and Kidney Pudding is a traditional British meal that many Americans struggle to understand.
Key words
- Main course: the largest or most important part of a meal
We had fish for our main course.
- Stuff: to completely fill a small space with something
They found a bag stuffed with money under her bed.
- Savoury: a food or dish that is salty or spicy and not sweet in taste
A pie can be sweet or savoury.
- Simmer: to cook something liquid at a temperature slightly below boiling
Leave the vegetables to simmer for a few minutes.
- Unashamedly: in a way that shows someone is not ashamed or embarrassed
She wants the whole wedding to be unashamedly romantic.
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- Where does the word 'pudding' come from?
- What is a pudding in America?
- What is the Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese's signature dish?
- What did Lord Birkenhead preside over?
What is a Pudding?
We often use the word 'pudding' as a synonym for dessert, but main courses like steak & kidney pudding are also considered puddings if they are boiled or steamed. The earliest description of a pudding is from 1589 when meals were made by stuffing intestines with various fillings and boiling them.
The word pudding comes from the Latin word botellus, which means sausage. The British developed the Roman recipes and cooking methods for sausages and ended up with the pudding - a very British invention.