In Britain , the word `` pudding '' is often used for any dessert , especially a dessert made with flour and eggs and cooked by steaming , boiling or baking , e.g. treacle pudding , chocolate pudding or Spotted Dick ( pudding with raisins or currants ) . There are also milk puddings such as rice pudding or semolina . The word is also used for savory dishes such as Yorkshire pudding , black pudding , suet pudding and steak and kidney pudding .