A yorkshire pudding is a savoury, puffed up, egg flour and milk thingy.... served with roast meats, most commonly, the roast beef of olde England...
I'm kind of with Alix on this. The fact that British (and British ex-colonies) use a common term for puddings is one thing - but Americans and Europeans wouldn't use even similar terms...
Steamed puddings, like spotted dick, jam roly-poly etc are particularly British - and in many cases, I don't believe they would ever be to the taste of, say, Americans!
I think it's GREAT that we all have our own specialities... that's what makes this site so interesting. I mean, I am often sitting at my puter, open-mouthed at some of the recipes.... here, we have no milk based 'gravies'... But they are widespread in the US and enjoyed by many of the posters.
Horses for courses!
I'm kind of with Alix on this. The fact that British (and British ex-colonies) use a common term for puddings is one thing - but Americans and Europeans wouldn't use even similar terms...
Steamed puddings, like spotted dick, jam roly-poly etc are particularly British - and in many cases, I don't believe they would ever be to the taste of, say, Americans!
I think it's GREAT that we all have our own specialities... that's what makes this site so interesting. I mean, I am often sitting at my puter, open-mouthed at some of the recipes.... here, we have no milk based 'gravies'... But they are widespread in the US and enjoyed by many of the posters.
Horses for courses!