Budino

Budino is a sweet Italian dessert, usually rich and creamy like a custard or pudding. Like the English word 'pudding', budino originally referred to a type of medieval sausage.^[1] Budino is the Italian word for custard or pudding.^[2] It can be thickened with cornstarch or cookies to make it more like a soufflé or ganache, and it can be sauced with various flavors, including chocolate, caramel, apple, and butterscotch.^[3]

Budino

Type	Custard or pudding
Place of origin	Italy

See also

• Italy portal
• Food portal

• List of Italian desserts and pastries

References

1. Gil Marks (August 25, 2010). Encyclopedia of Jewish Food. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. p. 77. ISBN 978-0-470-39130-3.
2. Joanne Weir; Penina Meisels (photographer) (2004). Weir Cooking in the City: More Than 125 Recipes and Inspiring Ideas for Relaxed Entertaining. Simon & Schuster. p. 266. ISBN 978-0-7432-4663-7.
3. Danyelle Freeman. Try This: Traveling the Globe Without Leaving the Table. HarperCollins. ISBN 978-0-06-209217-5.