blood-pudding

A butcher prepares a fresh blood-pudding at the market.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A type of sausage: "blood-pudding" is a cooked sausage made from pig's blood, fat, and a filler such as oatmeal or barley, often seasoned and stuffed into a casing. It is typically sliced and fried before eating.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • For breakfast, they served fried slices of blood-pudding with eggs. (A sausage made from blood and other ingredients.)
  • Blood-pudding is a traditional dish in many European countries, especially in the United Kingdom and Ireland. (A regional food item.)

Advanced Usage

• "Blood-pudding" as a culinary term: It is often referred to as "black pudding" in British English, but "blood-pudding" is a more literal and descriptive name used in some contexts.
  • The chef prepared a blood-pudding with apples and onions. (A dish featuring the sausage.)

Variants and Related Words

• Black pudding (n): a synonym for blood-pudding, especially in British cuisine.

  • Black pudding is a common ingredient in a full English breakfast. (A similar sausage made from blood.)

• Blood sausage (n): a broader term for any sausage containing blood, including blood-pudding.

  • Blood sausage is popular in many cultures, from Spain to Germany. (A general category of blood-based sausages.)

Synonyms

• Black pudding: a specific type of blood-pudding common in the UK and Ireland.
• Blood sausage: a generic term for sausages made with blood.

Related Idioms

• "Not a drop of blood-pudding": an informal, rare expression meaning no trace of a traditional or hearty food.
  • There was not a drop of blood-pudding at the festival, to the disappointment of the locals. (No blood-pudding was available.)

Phrasal Verbs

• "Fry up blood-pudding": to cook blood-pudding by frying.
  • She fried up some blood-pudding for the weekend brunch. (She cooked the sausage in a pan.)