noun
plural -dings
[count, noncount]
US :a thick, sweet, soft, and creamy food that is usually eaten cold at the end of a meal
a sweet, soft food that is made of rice, bread, etc.
Brit :dessert
Brit :a hot dish like a pie that has a mixture of meat or vegetables inside of it
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;
US