Editing Bread pudding (section)

== Regional variations ==
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In the [[United Kingdom]], bread pudding is made with seasonings such as nutmeg and cinnamon.  It is served with a rum or whisky sauce or a hot custard.        

In [[Belgium]], particularly [[Brussels]], bread pudding is baked with [[brown sugar]], [[cinnamon]], [[stale bread]], and [[raisin]]s or [[apple]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Waerebeek |first1=Ruth |url=https://www.eatyourbooks.com/library/recipes/765515/belgian-bread-pudding-broodpudding- |title=Everybody eats well in Belgium cookbook: 250 Recipes from a Rich Culinary Tradition |last2=Robbins |first2=Maria |date=1996 |publisher=Workman Pub. |isbn=9781563054112 |location=New York |pages=294–95 |access-date=November 17, 2017}}</ref>        

In [[Canada]], bread pudding is sometimes made with [[maple syrup]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/food-and-wine/recipes/maple-bread-pudding/article649820/|title=Maple bread pudding|access-date=12 December 2017|newspaper=The Globe and Mail|date=5 December 2011|last1=Riedl|first1=Sue}}</ref> In Quebec, it is made with blueberries and a maple syrup based sauce.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.ricardocuisine.com/recettes/2276-pouding-au-pain-aux-bleuets-et-sa-sauce-a-l-erable | title=Pouding au pain aux bleuets et sa sauce à l'érable }}</ref>

In [[Hong Kong]], bread pudding is usually served with [[vanilla]] cream dressing.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Hémard|first=Ned|url=https://www.neworleansbar.org/docDownload/1896576|title=NO REAL FRENCH WORD for Pudding|year=2013|work=New Orleans Nostalgia|publisher=New Orleans Bar Association}}</ref>{{Better source needed|date=February 2022}}

In [[Hungary]], it is called {{Lang|hu|Máglyarakás}} (literally, "bonfire") which is baked with whipped [[egg white]]s on top.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://hungarytoday.hu/hungarian-bread-pudding-recipe/| title = The queen of leftovers: the Hungarian bread pudding| date = 6 November 2021}}</ref>

In [[Malaysia]], bread pudding is eaten with [[custard]] sauce.{{Citation needed|date=March 2015}}

[[File:Bread pudding on white background-2.jpg|thumb|Black bread pudding, Mecklenburg]]
In [[Mecklenburg-Vorpommern]], [[Germany]], [[black bread]] is used to make "black bread pudding" ({{Lang|de|Schwarzbrotpudding}}).<ref>{{Cite web |last=admin |date=2023-09-21 |title=Holiday Comfort Food: Panettone Bread and Butter Pudding Recipe |url=https://cookfavor.com/panettone-bread-and-butter-pudding/ |access-date=2023-09-24 |website=Cook Favor |language=en-GB}}</ref>

In the [[Philippines]], stale unsold bread is commonly used by bakeries to make the characteristically bright-red filling of ''[[pan de regla]]''.<ref name="as">{{cite web |title=Pan de Regla |url=https://www.angsarap.net/2021/12/10/pan-de-regla/ |website=Ang Sarap|date=10 December 2021 }}</ref>

In the [[United States]], especially [[Louisiana]], bread puddings are typically sweet and served as dessert with a sweet sauce of some sort, such as [[whiskey]] sauce, rum sauce, or [[caramel]] sauce.

In [[Puerto Rico]], there are many variations of bread pudding on the island. [[Cream cheese]] with [[lime (fruit)|lime]] [[zest (ingredient)|zest]] and [[guava]] or [[coconut]]-sweet [[Cooking banana|plantain]] with [[rum]] [[raisin]]s is perhaps the most popular. Bread pudding is always made with a variety of spices. Puerto Rican bread pudding is cooked the same as [[crème caramel]] with caramel poured into a [[casserole|baking dish]] and then the pudding mix is poured on top. The baking dish is placed in a [[bain-marie]] and then in the oven.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/165102/budin-puerto-rican-bread-pudding/?lnkid=pin10822&crlt.pid=camp.UhW9ynnXmkcb|title=Budin (Puerto Rican Bread Pudding) Recipe|work=Allrecipes|access-date=2018-11-12|language=en-us}}</ref>

In [[Argentina]], [[Peru]], [[Paraguay]], and [[Uruguay]], bread pudding is known as "budín de pan".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.lanacion.com.ar/lifestyle/chula-galvez-pastelera-flores-aprendio-cocinar-su-nid2501969|work=[[La Nación]]|title=Chula Gálvez: la pastelera de las flores que aprendió a cocinar con su abuelo en un horno familiar que nadie usaba|date=6 November 2020|access-date=5 January 2021|last=Balaguer|first=Adriana|language=es}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pagina12.com.ar/267370-quedate|work=[[Página/12]]|title=Quedate {{!}} Cocinas con sabor a patria|last=Reusmann|first=Silvina|date=24 May 2020|access-date=5 January 2021|language=es}}</ref>
[[File:Pudim de Pão.jpg|thumb|234x234px|Brazilian bread pudding (Pudim de Pão)]]
In [[Brazil]], bread pudding is known as "pudim de pão". The dish consists of bread, eggs, milk, condensed milk, butter, vanilla extract, and a pinch of cinnamon (optional). However, all the ingredients are mixed together in a blender and poured into a bundt-like mold (with a hole in the middle) lined with caramelized sugar syrup, which is then baked in a water bath for about 1 hour and a half. Afterwards, it is left to cool before unmolding and serving. When ready, its appearance can be compared to a creamy yet dense flan.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pudim de Pão {{!}} Receitas Nestlé |url=https://www.receitasnestle.com.br/receitas/pudim-de-pao |access-date=2023-06-08 |website=www.receitasnestle.com.br |language=pt-br}}</ref>

In [[Panama]], bread pudding is known as "mamallena".<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://playacommunity.com/panama-articles/recipes/492-bread-pudding-mamallena.html|title=Cocina panameña: recetas proporcionadas y probadas|last=de Peláez|first=Berta|year=2002|publisher=Distribuidora Lewis |edition=2|isbn=8437819636}}</ref>

In [[Aruba]], bread pudding is known as "pan bolo".{{Citation needed|date=November 2018}}

In [[Cuba]], bread pudding is known as "pudín de pan"<ref>{{cite book |last=Randelman |first=Mary Urrutia |title=Memories of a Cuban Kitchen: More than 200 Classic Recipes |author2=Joan Schwartz |publisher=Macmillan |year=1992 |isbn=0-02-860998-0 |location=New York |pages=290–291}}</ref> and many serve it with a guava [[marmalade]].<ref name="CITEREFMenta2014">{{cite web|url=http://ediblesouthflorida.ediblecommunities.com/recipes/queen-all-pudding|title=Queen of All Pudding|website=Edible South Florida|date=14 July 2014 |access-date=27 August 2018}}</ref>

In [[Chile]], bread pudding is known as "colegial" or "budín de pan".<ref name="CITEREFGuerra2014">{{Cite web|last=Guerra|first=Francisca|url=http://franisinthekitchen.com/colegiales-o-budin-de-pan-chileno-receta-light/|title=Colegiales o Budin de pan chileno|date=27 September 2014|work=Fran is in the Kitchen|access-date=30 October 2019}}</ref>

In [[Mexico]] it is simply known as "budín" and is usually made with [[bolillo]] leftovers. It's typically made with raisins and pecans.

In the [[Czech Republic]] and [[Slovakia]] bread pudding is known as "[[Žemlovka|žemľovka]]" and is most commonly made of apples, raisins and [[rohlík]]s or [[Veka (pastry)|veka]], soaked in sweet milk with whipped egg whites on top.

In [[Southeast Asia]]n regions like [[Malaysia]], [[Singapore]], and [[Indonesia]], bread pudding is sometimes found in local dessert shops. To cater to local preferences, it may incorporate ingredients such as coconut milk, [[pandan leaves]], palm sugar, and tropical fruits.

In [[Turkey]], bread pudding is known as [[ekmek kadayıfı]] and served with a slice of [[kaymak]] or [[ice cream]] on top of the cake which is garnished with ground [[pistachio]] or shredded [[coconut]].

In [[Myanmar]], bread pudding known as "Pu Tin" in Burmese has been a popular dessert since colonial times. It is also added to a desert known as [[Falooda]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.foodjimoto.com/2014/06/faluda-burmese-summer-dessert-drink.html | title=Faluda: A Burmese Summer Dessert Drink }}</ref>

In [[Bangladesh]], a variation of bread pudding called Shahi Tukra, has existed in the region since Mughal times. Shahi Tukra (also spelled Tukda) is known in [[Hyderabad]] as Double Ka Meetha.