toad-in-the-hole

/'toudinðə'houl/

Thân thiện

A family enjoys a plate of toad-in-the-hole for their Sunday dinner.

Definition

Noun: 1. A traditional British dish: "toad-in-the-hole" is a dish consisting of sausages baked in a batter made from eggs, flour, and milk, similar to Yorkshire pudding. The name is whimsical and refers to the sausages poking out of the baked batter.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • For dinner, we had a classic toad-in-the-hole with onion gravy.
  • My grandmother makes the best toad-in-the-hole.
  • The key to a good toad-in-the-hole is getting the batter to rise properly around the sausages.

Advanced Usage

• The term is used almost exclusively to refer to this specific dish. It is a compound noun treated as a singular entity.
• It is considered a comfort food and is a staple of British home cooking and pub menus.

Variants and Related Words

• Yorkshire pudding (n): The baked batter component of the dish, often served separately with roast beef.
• Bangers and mash (n): Another classic British sausage dish, featuring sausages ("bangers") served with mashed potatoes.

Synonyms

• There are no direct synonyms for this specific dish name. It can be descriptively referred to as sausages in batter or sausage Yorkshire pudding.

Related Phrases

• "Toad" (n): Informally, the word "toad" can sometimes be used alone to refer to the dish in a very casual context, e.g.,

Related Idioms

• There are no common idioms that use the full term "toad-in-the-hole." The name of the dish itself is a playful, idiomatic expression.

Học thuật

Noun

1. sausage baked in batter