Cobbler (dish)
A Cobbler (literally cobbler comes from "to cobble something together" - English for "something cobble together") is a traditional dessert that originated in the Anglo-American colonial period and today mostly as a dessert is served.
It usually consists of just one type of fruit, which is baked with a dough crust. Basically it's a fruit flan . Cobblers are sometimes eaten hot, but mostly lukewarm and often served with cream, ice cream, and vanilla or chocolate sauce.
Other examples of popular American fruit casseroles are Buckles, Grunts, Crisps, Brown Betty, or Crumbles . What they all have in common is that fruits are refined with dough and the result is served lukewarm as dessert. The name changes depending on the coating (crumble, batter or biscuit dough) and the layering (dough above or below). Various seasonal fruits are used, for example apples, pears, blueberries, cranberries , cherries or peaches.
While the US variants are almost exclusively sweet, in the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth of Nations (e.g. Ireland, Scotland; Canada, Australia, New Zealand), the savory and savory variations with vegetables or (and) meat (beef, sheep) predominate , Mutton) as ingredients. These are then often gratinated with cheese and mainly served as a main course.
