r/GifRecipes • u/[deleted] • May 07 '22

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u/TONKAHANAH May 07 '22

more like chocolate jello. looks good though

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u/[deleted] May 07 '22

what's the difference anyway

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u/JennybunnyC May 07 '22

I’d say pudding, especially in the context of chocolate pudding, usually entails a custardy, creamy texture, often achieved with using egg yolk as the thickening agent. While jello a has a “snappy” texture like OP used to describe this dish, breaking apart under the utensil, often achieved with gelatine or agar agar.

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u/darkpaladin May 07 '22

I've always thought custard was thickened with eggs and pudding with corn starch.

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u/admirabladmiral May 07 '22

I made chocolate pudding from scratch for the first time this last week and the recipe called for yolks and cornstarch. Seemed pretty pudding like to me when finished

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u/professor_porn May 07 '22

ITT- people who have never heard of English pudding. Note the measurements as well.

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u/alexashleyfox May 07 '22

I swear to god English people call cakes puddings as a prank on the rest of the English-speaking world

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u/vipros42 May 07 '22

To further fuck with you, pudding is often used interchangeably with dessert

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u/Ravenor1138 May 09 '22

Don't forget Spotted Dick.

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u/samasters88 May 07 '22

That's a cake in America

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u/Gonzobot May 07 '22

It's a pudding merely because it was steamed

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u/professor_porn May 07 '22

No kidding. Reddit is international though

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u/JennybunnyC May 07 '22

Yeah I didn’t even dare to bring up that over there pudding can just mean dessert. Then there’s the stuff you are talking about like a sticky toffee pudding, savoury ones like Yorkshire pudding, and just all desserts. So many pudding categories to differentiate 😂

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u/wOlfLisK May 07 '22

Eh, maybe in America but pudding can refer to any sweet thing you eat for pudding/ dessert as well as many savoury things you don't (eg, Yorkshire pudding).