spoon bread
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Definition
Noun A soft, moist bread or pudding made primarily from cornmeal, with a consistency so soft that it must be served and eaten with a spoon. It is a traditional dish associated with the Southern United States.
Examples of Usage
- For breakfast, she served warm spoon bread with a pat of butter melting on top.
- The restaurant's specialty is its creamy spoon bread, made with buttermilk and cheddar cheese.
- This recipe for spoon bread includes hominy, giving it a unique texture.
Advanced Usage
- As a culinary term: Spoon bread occupies a category between a savory cornmeal pudding and a quick bread. Its texture is the defining characteristic.
- Cultural context: The dish is often highlighted as a classic example of Southern American cuisine and historical cooking.
Variants and Related Words
- Batter bread: A less common synonym for spoon bread, emphasizing its pourable, batter-like consistency before baking.
Synonyms
- Corn pudding (Note: This can be very similar, but some corn pudding recipes are firmer and can be sliced.)
- Soft cornbread
Related Idioms or Phrases
- (As) soft as spoon bread: Used informally to describe something with an exceptionally soft, yielding texture.
- After cooking for hours, the beef was as soft as spoon bread.
Noun
- soft bread made of cornmeal and sometimes rice or hominy; must be served with a spoon (chiefly southern)