pud·ding 
/ˈpʊdɪŋ/ noun
plural pud·dings /ˈpʊdɪŋ/ noun [count, noncount] 1 US : a thick, sweet, soft, and creamy food that is usually eaten cold at the end of a meal
▪ chocolate/vanilla/butterscotch pudding 2 : a sweet, soft food that is made of rice, bread, etc.
▪ rice/bread pudding ▪ tapioca pudding 3 Brit : dessert
▪ What's for pudding? 4 Brit : a hot dish like a pie that has a mixture of meat or vegetables inside of it
▪ steak and kidney pudding
▪ chocolate/vanilla/butterscotch pudding
▪ rice/bread pudding ▪ tapioca pudding
▪ What's for pudding?
▪ steak and kidney pudding
the proof is in the pudding also the proof of the pudding is in the eating
— used to say that you can only know if something is good or bad by trying it
