Yorkshire pudding
noun
: a puffy bread dish made from a batter of eggs, flour, and milk that is baked in meat drippings
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Think prices in the $10 for Yorkshire pudding to $16 range for a classic shrimp cocktail.
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Susan Stapleton, USA TODAY, 3 Feb. 2025
For the main event, the signature Chicken, Chestnut, and Tarragon Pie with red wine jus, the exquisite 50-Day Aged Roast Rib of Cornish Beef with Yorkshire pudding or the classic Roast Bronze Turkey with apricot, sage and onion stuffing, and chestnut stuffing.
—Joanne Shurvell, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
In honor of the night’s biggest prizewinners, Puck was serving a selection of British food: Roast beef with Yorkshire pudding and fish and chips were presented to the couple, who were both delighted by a taste of home.
—Nicole Sperling Sinna Nasseri, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2024
Mains encompass spaghetti with lobster, filet of beef au poivre, and prime rib with Yorkshire pudding.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 28 Feb. 2024
The last photo showed off their dessert spread — which included Yorkshire pudding, macarons, and at least three different pies.
—Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 28 Dec. 2023
One is proudly holding a tray of Yorkshire pudding he’s baked.
—Jennifer Senior, The Atlantic, 7 Aug. 2023
The eggy, flatbread-like Yorkshire pudding soaks up sauce and delicately breaks down in jus.
—Soleil Ho, SFChronicle.com, 12 Nov. 2020
Guests enjoyed a variety of finger foods, like mini bites of beef in Yorkshire pudding and little Scotch eggs.
—Ariana Quihuiz, Peoplemag, 7 Mar. 2023
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Susan Stapleton, USA TODAY, 3 Feb. 2025
For the main event, the signature Chicken, Chestnut, and Tarragon Pie with red wine jus, the exquisite 50-Day Aged Roast Rib of Cornish Beef with Yorkshire pudding or the classic Roast Bronze Turkey with apricot, sage and onion stuffing, and chestnut stuffing.
—Joanne Shurvell, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
In honor of the night’s biggest prizewinners, Puck was serving a selection of British food: Roast beef with Yorkshire pudding and fish and chips were presented to the couple, who were both delighted by a taste of home.
—Nicole Sperling Sinna Nasseri, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2024
Mains encompass spaghetti with lobster, filet of beef au poivre, and prime rib with Yorkshire pudding.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 28 Feb. 2024
The last photo showed off their dessert spread — which included Yorkshire pudding, macarons, and at least three different pies.
—Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 28 Dec. 2023
One is proudly holding a tray of Yorkshire pudding he’s baked.
—Jennifer Senior, The Atlantic, 7 Aug. 2023
The eggy, flatbread-like Yorkshire pudding soaks up sauce and delicately breaks down in jus.
—Soleil Ho, SFChronicle.com, 12 Nov. 2020
Guests enjoyed a variety of finger foods, like mini bites of beef in Yorkshire pudding and little Scotch eggs.
—Ariana Quihuiz, Peoplemag, 7 Mar. 2023
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“Yorkshire pudding.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Yorkshire%20pudding. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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