black pudding

noun

1. British and Southern U.S..,  blood sausage.

2. a dark dessert pudding made with flour, baking soda, eggs, and molasses.

black pudding

noun

1. Usual US and Canadian name: blood sausage. Also called: blood pudding. a kind of black sausage made from minced pork fat, pig's blood, and other ingredients

Word History and Origins

Origin of black pudding¹

First recorded in 1560–70

Example Sentences

"Do you do salads?" one driver jokes, to laughs from other customers and the owner, before requesting black pudding.

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Mr Burnham told BBC Radio Manchester the Chancellor "probably needs to spend a bit more time here", before joking about "the famous Burnley black pudding".

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In England, a traditional cooked breakfast consists of sausages, grilled tomato, mushrooms, bacon, beans, fried egg, fried bread, black pudding, toast, tea, hash browns and brown sauce.

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Giving evidence, the girl's father said he was at an annual black pudding throwing festival when he received a phone call from his "terrified" daughter, who cannot be identified for legal reasons.

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Meanwhile, British puddings refer to sweets like cakes and tarts but also savory dishes, from Yorkshire pudding to black pudding.

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