A soft, creamy dessert, or a type of savory dish made with meat and seasonings in some cuisines.
From Old French 'boudin' (a type of sausage), the word originally referred to a sausage-like meat dish before expanding to include sweet desserts in English.
The British and American definition of pudding are wildly different—in the UK, pudding means any dessert (you might have 'fruit pudding'), while in America it's the specific creamy chocolate or vanilla dish, showing how the same food word drifted into different meanings.
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