pudding
Soft milk sweet
Pudding is a soft, sweet dessert, though what it means varies by country.
In American English, pudding typically refers to a creamy, milk-based dish thickened with starch or eggs: chocolate pudding, banana pudding.
In British English, pudding can mean any dessert (What's for pudding?) or specifically a steamed or boiled dish, often dense and rich: Christmas pudding, sticky toffee pudding.
The word also appears in savory dishes like black pudding and blood pudding, which are sausages.
The proof is in the pudding means results matter more than promises.
Crystalline carbohydrate sweetener
- caramelCooked sugar confection
- chocolateSweet from cacao seeds
- vanillaOrchid pod extract
- butterscotchBrown sugar candy
toffee · dulce de leche · condensed milk · treacle · golden syrup · maple · cinnamon · nutmeg
Smooth and lustrous
- velvetySoft and smooth-textured
- smoothWithout roughness or difficulty
- lusciousRichly pleasing to senses
- richHaving much of something
buttery · thick · soft · mousse · whipped · custard · blancmange · panna cotta
Prepared at one's residence
- nurseryRoom for infants
- nostalgicLonging for the past
- warmingIncreasing in temperature
- soothingReducing distress or discomfort
homely · cozy · school dinners · grandmother · traditional · simple · wholesome · satisfying
Soft stone fruit
- figgyHaving figs in it
- fruitcakeCandied, nutty holiday loaf
- brandySpirit from fermented fruit
- flambéFood set alight
holly · mincemeat · spiced · aged · matured · steamed · carrot · spotted dick
Maize-derived thickening powder
- eggsReproductive cells in shells
- temperingControlled heating and cooling
- whiskLooped wire mixer
- saucepanHandled cooking vessel
double boiler · bain-marie · stirring · thickening · straining · setting · chilling · steaming
sugar
Crystalline carbohydrate sweetener
butterscotch · toffee · dulce de leche · condensed milk · treacle · golden syrup · maple · cinnamon · nutmeg · raisins
silky
Smooth and lustrous
- velvetySoft and smooth-textured
- smoothWithout roughness or difficulty
- lusciousRichly pleasing to senses
rich · buttery · thick · soft · mousse · whipped · custard · blancmange · panna cotta · flan
homemade
Prepared at one's residence
soothing · homely · cozy · school dinners · grandmother · traditional · simple · wholesome · satisfying · portion
plum
Soft stone fruit
flambé · holly · mincemeat · spiced · aged · matured · steamed · carrot · spotted dick · sticky toffee
cornstarch
Maize-derived thickening powder
saucepan · double boiler · bain-marie · stirring · thickening · straining · setting · chilling · steaming · unmolding
suet
Hard animal fat
drippings · batter · roast · steamed · boiled · cloth · basin · offal · oatmeal · barley
- dessertscake, cookies, pie, cupcakes, cheesecake
- treatscandy, sweets, chocolate, cookies, cookie
- Britishismsbloke, blimey, bloody, cheers, loo
- cream dessertsvanilla custard, chocolate custard, banana custard, pumpkin custard, coconut custard
- Homemade Recipesapple pie, banana bread, biscuits, casserole, chili
- no-bake dessertsno-bake cookies, energy balls, buckeyes, buckeye, peanut butter balls
puddingstarter
Initiator of action
appetizer · hors d'oeuvre · first course · main course · savory
- chocolate puddingSoft cocoa-based dessert
- bread puddingsBaked custard with cubed loaves
- rice puddingGrain simmered in sweetened milk
- banana puddingCustard with sliced fruit
- vanilla puddingChilled dairy confection
- mango puddingChilled tropical fruit custard
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