Yorkshire Pudding?

Question

American girl here again. I understand that in the north "pudding" refers to all kinds of desserts served at the end of the meal - even fruit, etc.

So I don't understand the term "Yorkshire Pudding". It's served with a meal, not after, and it's savory, not sweet. Any ideas?

Answer 1

Growing up the other side of the Pennines, I was told that in Yorkshire it was often served before the meal and also leftovers eaten the next day with Jam.
Growing up one of seven it was difficult to comprehend "leftovers" of anything! LOL
Some Yorkshire folk I've met along the way tell me it was made sometimes for their "tea", with some Jam spread on it.
Thinking about it now I'm going to suggest that it has long served as the last step before hunger for the North East, like "biscuits" in the southern united States. Something to keep away the hunger in bad times of which the working class of Yorkshire and West Virginia mining communities would know plenty.
I'm not sure but I'd bet money that it was called "Yorkshire Pudding" not for it's origin but perhaps as a put down from an outsider, or a joke;
Pudding? I'll give you pudding, you can have Yorkshire Pudding and like it!.

Answer 2

Well, down south, Yorkshire puddings are a savoury batter that is cooked in the hottest oil in the oven, just as the roasted meat is taken out. They are usually cooked as individual small lumps in baking dishes, and served together with the meat and veg.

Up North, a Yorkshire Pudding is a large plateful of cooked batter, served as a "container" for meat and gravy. It is very tasty, and the idea of the YP was to fill the belly, so that the partaker would not need to eat too much meat! In fact it was the traditional "filler".

Answer 3

Because it was originally served at the end of the meal usually with jam on it. I sometimes eat them like that too. They originate in Germany. Only over the past 50 or so years have they been popularly used with the main course but they were orginally 'puddings' served at the end. Yorkshire born, Yorkshire bred, strong in the arm and thick.....

Answer 4

They used to eat yorkshire pudding seperate to the meal to fill you up, because it was cheap to make and meat & veg more expensive. Often serving it with the gravy to fill bellies, and then serving the meat after, so people would eat less meat. An easy way to fill a hungry family.

Wht about suet pudding? It can be sweet or savoury. With steak & Kidney pudding, or with jam or syrup.

Answer 5

A Yorshire pudding is eaten with a 'Sunday Dinner'. Which is your basic meat and two veg. usually, a pudding is a hot dessert. Spotty dick and custard, rhubarb crumble and custard are two traditional puddings.

Historically, a pudding is a baked concoction, using flour, eggs and milk; which just so happens to be the Yorkshire pudding recipe.

Here's another one for you. Another Northern delight is called Toad in the Hole. Basically, it's a large Yorkshire pudding with sausages in it, served with vegetables.

Answer 6

Yorkshire pudding can be eaten with a meal or before the main meal

Answer 7

yorkshire pudding originates from the county of yorkshire in the north of England. it is made with flour eggs milk and/or water and roasted in the oven in a shallow tin or muffin tins with a little oil in and served as part of a traditional roast dinner ie. potatoes, beef etc... I make them every sunday during the cold season.

Answer 8

When I was younger I eat warm yorkshire puddings with jam. They are nice, but most people have them with their SUnday (roast) dinners. Its basically the same mixture as pancakes just cooked differently. You can have sweat or savoury pancakes so why not yorkshire puds?

Answer 9

I don't like yorkshire pudding. The thought of having it with roast beef and roast potatoes - Yuk. I prefer to have it with cream and jam as a pudding!

Answer 10

Actually Yorkshire pudding is eaten both in both sweet and savoury versions.

It's often eaten after a meal with jam and/or sugar.