black pudding

noun

chiefly British

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Fill up on a full Scottish breakfast—beans and black pudding included—at The Bothy. Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 4 Oct. 2025 Only black pudding, also known as blood sausage, is made with blood. Ron Hurtibise, Sun Sentinel, 19 July 2025 From here, a stroll into the New Town can lead to countless cocktails at Never Really Here, ale at Dirty Dick’s Pub or hearty dinners championing Scottish black pudding or ox cheek at Badger & Co. Lottie Gross, AFAR Media, 20 May 2025 The butcher gives him a couple of slices of black pudding—nothing fancy, a breakfast staple in Ireland—and O’Brien has a fake gastronomic fit. James Parker, The Atlantic, 13 Sep. 2024 The chat stays with me for a night of deep baby-sleep in my cosy tent, lit by a candelabra of tea lights; and over a full Scottish breakfast (English plus haggis and black pudding) after my swim the next day. Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Sep. 2024 Diners can choose from an array of sharing plates on the à la carte menu, or opt for the full tasting menu for tasty dishes such as a doughnut with black pudding, and halibut with shrimp mousse. Irenie Forshaw, The Week Uk, theweek, 24 June 2024

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of black pudding was in the 15th century

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“Black pudding.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/black%20pudding. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.

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