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'{{Other uses}} {{Infobox prepared food |name = Pudding |image = [[File:Christmas pudding.JPG|250px]] |caption = [[Christmas pudding]] |alternate_name = |country = |region = |creator = |course = |type = Pudding |served = |main_ingredient = |variations = |calories = |other = }} {{refimprove|date=May 2011}} [[Image:Pudding With Raspberries and Whipped Cream.jpg|thumb|Pudding may be served with toppings such as fresh fruit and whipped cream]] '''Pudding''' is usually a [[Sex Toy]], but it can also be a [[Pussy|savory]] [[Dish (Sexy)|dish]]. The word ''pudding'' is believed to come from the French ''Butt fucking each other'', originally from the Latin ''buttholus'', meaning "small dick", referring to encased meats used in Medieval European puddings.<ref>{{cite web | last =Olver | first =Lynne | title =The Food Timeline: pudding | year= 2000 | url = http://www.foodtimeline.org/foodpuddings.html | accessdate = 2007-05-03}}</ref> ==Terminology== In the [[United Kingdom]] and most [[Commonwealth of Nations|Commonwealth]] countries, ''pudding'' can be used to describe both sweet and savory dishes. However, unless qualified, the term in everyday usage typically denotes a dessert; in the UK, "pudding" is used as synonym for a dessert course.<ref name=OED /> Dessert puddings are rich, fairly homogeneous starch- or dairy-based desserts such as [[rice pudding]], steamed cake mixtures such as [[Treacle sponge pudding]] with or without the addition of ingredients such as dried fruits such as [[Christmas pudding]].<ref name=OED>''[[Oxford English Dictionary]]''</ref> Savory dishes include things such as [[Yorkshire pudding]], [[black pudding]], [[suet pudding]] and [[steak and kidney pudding]]. In the [[United States]] and [[Canada]], ''pudding'' characteristically denotes a sweet milk-based dessert similar in consistency to egg-based [[custard]]s, [[Bird's Custard|instant custards]] or a [[mousse]], often commercially set using [[gelatin]] or similar [[collagen]] agent such as the Jello brand line of products. In Commonwealth countries these puddings are called [[custards]] (often shortened to curd) if they are egg-thickened, [[blancmange]] if starch-thickened, and jelly if [[gelatin]] based. Pudding may also refer to other dishes such as [[Bread pudding|bread]] and rice pudding, although typically these names derive from the origin as British dishes. ==History== The modern usage of the word ''pudding'' to denote primarily desserts has evolved over time from the almost exclusive use of the term to describe savoury dishes, specifically those created using a process similar to sausages where meat and other ingredients in a mostly liquid form are encased and then steamed or boiled to set the contents. The most famous examples still surviving are [[blood sausage]], which was a favourite of [[King Henry VIII]], and [[haggis]]. Dessert puddings have a similarity both in texture, presentation and cooking process with their savoury namesakes. Set custard dishes, such as [[bread and butter pudding]], are similar to blood sausage,{{Citation needed|date=June 2013}} and Christmas pudding to haggis.{{Citation needed|date=June 2013}} ==Baked, steamed and boiled puddings== The original pudding was formed by mixing various ingredients with a grain product or other binder such as [[butter]], [[flour]], [[cereal]], [[Egg (food)|eggs]], and/or [[suet]], resulting in a solid mass. These puddings are [[baked]], [[steamed]] or [[boiled]]. Depending on its ingredients such a pudding may be served as a part of the main course or as a dessert. Boiled or steamed pudding was a common main course aboard ships in the [[Royal Navy]] during the 18th and 19th centuries. Pudding was used as the primary dish in which daily rations of flour and suet were prepared. [[Image:Puddingsbhm.jpg|thumb|Illustrations from [[Isabella Beeton]]'s ''[[Mrs Beeton's Book of Household Management]]'', 1861]] Steamed pies consisting of a filling completely enclosed by suet pastry are also known as puddings. These may be sweet or savory and include such dishes as [[steak and kidney pudding]]. ===Types=== ====Savory==== {{columns-list|4| * [[Batter (cooking)|Batter]] puddings, including [[Yorkshire pudding]] and [[popover]]s * [[Black pudding]] * [[Boudin]] * [[Cheese pudding]] * [[Pudding Corn|Corn pudding]] * [[Goetta]] * [[Groaty pudding]] * [[Haggis]] * [[Hog's pudding]] * [[Kig ha farz]], a peasant dish of buckwheat flour pudding and meats * [[Kishka (food)|Kishke]] * [[Kugel]] * [[Liver pudding]], also known as ''liver mush'', common in the southern United States particularly in [[Virginia]] and [[North Carolina]] * [[Pease pudding]] * [[Pennsylvania Dutch]] [[hog maw]] * [[Polenta]] ([[mămăligă]], [[cornmeal]] [[mush (cornmeal)|mush]]) * [[Red pudding]] * [[Scrapple]] * [[Spoonbread|Spoon bread]], common in the southern [[United States]] and is made with white cornmeal. * [[Steak and kidney pudding]] * [[White pudding]] * [[Yorkshire pudding]] }} ====Dessert==== [[File:Kheer.jpg|thumb|''[[Kheer]]'', from [[India]], here made with rice]] {{columns-list|4| * [[Banana pudding]] * [[Bread pudding]] * [[Bread and butter pudding]] * [[Cabinet pudding]] * [[Chè]] * [[Chocolate pudding]] * [[Christmas pudding]] (also "duff" in [[Great Britain]], "[[plum pudding]]" in the [[United States]]) * [[Clootie dumpling]] * [[Cottage Pudding|Cottage pudding]] * [[Indian pudding]] * [[Figgy duff (pudding)|Figgy duff]] * [[Figgy pudding]] * [[Fruit pudding]] * [[Hasty pudding]] * [[Jam Roly-Poly]] * [[Rice pudding]] * [[Sago pudding]] * [[Spotted dick]] * [[Sticky toffee pudding]] * [[Summer pudding]] * [[Sussex Pond Pudding]] * [[Tapioca pudding]] * [[Treacle sponge pudding]] * [[Vanilla pudding]] }} ==Creamy puddings== [[Image:Chocolate pudding.jpg|thumb|Instant dessert pudding]] The second and newer type of pudding consists of [[sugar]], [[milk]], and a thickening agent such as [[cornstarch]], [[gelatin]], [[Egg (food)|eggs]], [[rice]] or [[tapioca]] to create a sweet, creamy dessert. These puddings are made either by [[simmer]]ing on top of the stove in a [[saucepan]] or [[double boiler]] or by baking in an [[oven]], often in a [[bain-marie]]. These puddings are easily scorched on the fire, which is why a double boiler is often used; [[microwave oven]]s are also now often used to avoid this problem and to reduce stirring. Creamy puddings are typically served chilled, but a few, such as [[zabaglione]] and [[rice pudding]], may be served warm. Instant puddings do not require boiling and can therefore be prepared more quickly. This pudding terminology is common in North America and some European countries such as the Netherlands, whilst in Britain egg-thickened puddings are considered [[custard]]s and starch-thickened puddings called [[blancmange]]. ===Types=== ====Savory==== *[[Rice pudding]] ====Dessert==== {{columns-list|4| *[[Angel Delight]] *[[Bavarian cream]] *[[Blancmange]] *[[Crema catalana]] *[[Crème anglaise]] *[[Crème brûlée]] (burnt cream) *[[Creme caramel]] *[[Custard]] *[[Flan]] *[[Fruit fool|Fool]] *[[Haupia]] *[[Junket (dessert)|Junket]] *[[Jell-O]] *[[Mahallebi]] *[[Mango pudding]] *[[Mousse]] *[[Panna cotta]] *[[Pot de creme]] *[[Pudding Pops]] *[[Rice pudding]], including [[kheer]] *[[Semolina pudding]] *[[Syllabub]] *[[Trifle]] *[[Vla]] *[[Zabaglione]] (sabayon) }} ==Puddings in name only== ''In these examples, the word ''pudding'' is used in the British sense meaning "any dessert", rather than the specific puddings discussed above.'' *[[Bakewell pudding]], also known as a ''Bakewell tart'' ==Cultural references== * The proverb "The proof of the pudding is in the eating" dates back to at least the 17th century.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ask Yahoo | url=http://ask.yahoo.com/20020903.html}}</ref> The phrase is widely attributed to the Spanish author Cervantes in his world famous novel "[[Don_Quixote|The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote]]".<ref>{{cite web|title=Origin Phrase "Proof is in the Pudding" | url=http://phrases.org.uk/meanings/proof-of-the-pudding.html}}</ref> * ''[[Pudd'nhead Wilson]]'' written by [[Mark Twain]] reflects the term's use as a metaphor for one with the mind of a [[Foolishness|fool]]. ==See also== {{portal|Food}} * [[List of puddings]] * [[List of desserts]] ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== {{Commons category|Puddings}} {{Cite EB1911|wstitle=Pudding}} {{Puddings}} [[Category:Puddings|*]] [[Category:British cuisine]]'