roly-poly pudding

Thân thiện

A child helps to roll up the roly-poly pudding before it is baked.

Definition

Noun: A traditional British dessert consisting of a sheet of suet pastry that is spread with jam or fruit, then rolled into a cylindrical shape and cooked by either baking or steaming.

Usage

This term specifically refers to the classic rolled pudding dessert. It is often served as a warm, comforting sweet dish.

Examples

• For dessert, we had a delicious roly-poly pudding with custard.
• My grandmother makes the best jam roly-poly pudding.
• The recipe for a steamed roly-poly pudding is in this old cookbook.

Advanced Usage

• The term can be shortened informally to just "roly-poly" when the context is clear, though the full name is more precise.
  • "What's for pudding?" "Roly-poly."

Variants and Related Words

• Roly-poly (noun): A common shortened form for "roly-poly pudding." It can also describe a short, plump person or object.
• Jam roly-poly: A specific, very common type of roly-poly pudding filled with jam.
• Spotted dick: Another traditional British steamed pudding containing dried fruit, which is similar in concept but distinct in form and ingredients.

Synonyms

• Suet pudding: A broader category of puddings made with suet pastry, which includes the roly-poly.
• Rolled pudding: A descriptive synonym.

Related Idioms or Phrases

• (As) fit as a roly-poly pudding: A humorous, informal idiom describing someone who is plump and healthy-looking. (Note: This idiom uses the shortened form "roly-poly" to describe a person's shape, drawing a direct comparison to the pudgy, cylindrical dessert).

Học thuật

Noun

1. pudding made of suet pastry spread with jam or fruit and rolled up and baked or steamed

Từ đồng nghĩa

• roly-poly