It’s basically a spongey, boiled (or steamed) cake thing with currents (the “spotted”) and spices. Normally served with custard. “Dick” is an archaic term for “pudding”, which is British for “broadly dessert, but not always”.
It’s really quite nice and I highly recommend it. Just saddled with an…unfortunate name.
Just so none of us have to do a web search. What is spotted dick and why is it called that?
It’s basically a spongey, boiled (or steamed) cake thing with currents (the “spotted”) and spices. Normally served with custard. “Dick” is an archaic term for “pudding”, which is British for “broadly dessert, but not always”.
It’s really quite nice and I highly recommend it. Just saddled with an…unfortunate name.
Max Miller made it awhile back. https://youtu.be/xAp-FGyLkNM
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spotted_dick
It’s a steamed suet pudding made with raisins or sultanas which make it look spotty.
Really not beating the allegations with that one.
“Dick” is an archaic way of writing dough. It can also be called spotted dog