What's the Difference Between Stuffing and Dressing?

According to most dictionaries, stuffing is defined as “a mixture used to stuff another food, traditionally poultry, before cooking.” Whereas dressing is cooked in a pan outside of the turkey cavity.

Do Southerners say dressing or stuffing?

But the term for this dish differed depending on locale — Southerners refer to the dish as "dressing," while people in the East, Midwest and West say "stuffing."

What states call stuffing dressing?

"Stuffing recipe" is most searched for in Montana, followed closely by Pennsylvania, Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont.