Plural of pudding: soft, sweet desserts made from ingredients like milk, eggs, and flavorings, or savory dishes made with grain or meat.
From Old French 'boudin' (blood sausage), from Latin 'botellus' (intestine or sausage). The meaning shifted from savory sausages to sweet dishes by the 17th century.
British steamed puddings like suet pudding contain animal fat in the traditional recipe, a direct survival of the dish's sausage ancestry—it's a delicious linguistic time capsule!
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