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noun pud·ding \ ˈpu̇-diŋ \

Definition of pudding

1 :blood sausage

2 a (1) :a boiled or baked soft food usually with a cereal base

corn pudding

bread pudding

(2) :a dessert of a soft, spongy, or thick creamy consistency

chocolate pudding

(3) British :dessert 1

b :a dish often containing suet or having a suet crust and originally boiled in a bag

steak and kidney pudding

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Be sure to check out the avocado toast at Two Birds and the chia pudding at Middletown.

— lyndsey matthews, House Beautiful, "Melbourne Named World's Most Livable City for Seventh Straight Year," 16 Aug. 2017
Top bread pudding with remaining half-cup marshmallows.

— nancy miller, The Courier-Journal, "Cheers to 10 years! Varanese has more than just staying power," 15 Aug. 2017
The all-you-can-eat buffet for $30 includes hickory smoked spareribs, smoked andouille sausage, beef brisket, jumbo barbecue chicken legs, jalapeno cornbread muffins, bread pudding with bourbon sauce and more.

— vickie snow jurkowski, Daily Southtown, "Get ready for Pink, Brian Setzer, Third Eye Blind," 3 Aug. 2017
Chef Ashley Faulkner and her co-owner Adam Mir's hole-in-the-wall nails those craveable Southern masterpieces—fried shrimp po’boys, hushpuppies with honey butter, banana pudding—in a low-key bar setting.

— bon appétit, Bon Appetit, "Bucktown," 1 Aug. 2017
Old England is there in the toffee pudding, but Collins is strongest when cheering the multiethnic United Kingdom of today with skewers of monkfish tikka masala under petals of papadam.

— garrett snyder, Los Angeles Magazine, "The Los Angeles Magazine Hot Restaurant List for July 2017," 18 July 2017
The ones filled with haupia, like liquid coconut pudding, must also be tried.

— bethany jean clement, The Seattle Times, "Times food writer offers old favorites and new haunts in Honolulu," 13 July 2017
To serve, remove weight, plate and waxed paper from refrigerated pudding.

— robin mather, Detroit Free Press, "Icebox desserts worth the chill," 8 July 2017
Lutheran churches served Finnish feasts of rice pudding, fruit soup, fish (much of it pickled or dried), beef stew, meatballs, lingonberries, beets, root vegetables, and more.

— grant segall, cleveland.com, "Fairport Harbor Finns celebrate museum's and nation's milestones (photos)," 30 June 2017

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Origin and Etymology of pudding

Middle English

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Definition of pudding for English Language Learners

: a thick, sweet, soft, and creamy food that is usually eaten cold at the end of a meal
: a sweet, soft food that is made of rice, bread, etc.
: a hot dish like a pie that has a mixture of meat or vegetables inside of it

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