When Desserts Sound Dirty: Part Deux
If this was elementary school, spotted dick would have made me giggle. It does call for a penis joke, but that's too easy. Not sure where I first of this, but I have a hunch it is Shanghai Knights where Owen Wilson's character turned down to eat one. The name, itself, has nothing to do with the male anatomy. American pop culture tend to make fun of English cuisine. I just think that people, are not used to eating organ meats. I probably wouldn't bat an eye if I ate steak and kidney pie or haggis. I grew up eating papaitan (a soup with goat or cow innards, meat, and bile) and dinuguan (pork, innards, and blood). It sounds disgusting, but I enjoy eating these dishes.
There are two options to cook this bad boy: microwaving or boiling. The label says to remove the pudding from the can before nuking it. I have a feeling some twit actually put the can inside. I decided to boil it for thirty-five minutes because that's how most pudding are cooked. Microwaves might alter the texture of the spotted dick. Yeah, I wrote that intentionally.
After cooking for more than a half-hour, this is what it turns out (if you haven't tried it):
Opening the can felt uneasy with the label warning me to place a cloth over the top. I thought hot water would spray out, but nothing happened. It's pretty good, even though, I am not partial to raisins in desserts. The spices added made it more tolerable. The spotted dick reminds me of a raisin bran bread/muffin. I have no clue as to homemade sponge pudding is suppose to taste. The closest to English food is fish and chips. I didn't have custard to pair with it, at least according to the website. I was too lazy to prepare tea, so I drank almond milk/dairy milk to take the sweetness of the raisins Will I eat it again? I'll probably would if there's another person to help me finish it off since each serving is 260 calories.