DCHP-2
bangbelly bang-belly DCHP-2 (October 2016)
n. — Newfoundland, Food
a pudding, cake, or pancake.
Type: 1. Origin — Bangbelly is a dish from Newfoundland, where the term is most frequently used (see Chart 1). Historically, bangbelly was prepared outdoors by fishermen and woodsmen by frying a mixture of flour, molasses and pork or seal fat; many different recipes exist. Today, bangbelly is a dessert made from sweeter ingredients, including berries and sugar that are boiled with dough (see also Casselman 1998: 16-17).
See also COD-2, s.v. "bangbelly", which is marked "Cdn (Nfld)", DNE, s.v. "bangbelly".
