Have you ever been unable to eat a food based on its outlandish name? Well, after ordering a spotted dick at the weekend, I was not put off by the name but more intrigued. I’ve had spotted dick before but this time after devouring this famous British dessert, I thought I would discover the reasons for its name.

As many of you know spotted dick is a British steamed suet pudding (that ‘must’ be eaten with custard) consisting of dried fruits including raisins and currants. My research suggests that no one actually knows where the name stems from. Some say that the word ‘spotted’ relates to the dried fruit and ‘dick’ may be reference to the word pudding or an exploitation of the word. Others say ‘dick’ for dough? So what do you say?

Take a look at some other unusual amusing food names here: “10 Crazy Food Names Explained” courtesy of Zagat

Can you think of any that may put you off?