Pigs in a blanket
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Pigs in blanketsPigs in blankets (also known as worstenbroodjes or saucijzenbroodjes (dutch), kilted sausages (UK), pølse i svøb (danish) refers to different sausage
-based foods in the United States
, United Kingdom
, Denmark
, Australia
, Ireland
, Germany
, the Netherlands
, Russia
, Canada
, and Japan
. They are often different from sausage roll
s.
Pigs in blankets can be accompanied with devils on horseback
, an appetizer of prunes, or less commonly dates, wrapped in bacon.
Pigs in blankets can also refer to chipolata sausages wrapped in pastry.
In the United States
, the term "pigs in a blanket" often refers to hot dog
s, Vienna sausage
s, or breakfast/link sausages wrapped in biscuit
dough, pancake
, or croissant dough, and baked. The dough is sometimes homemade, but canned dough is most common. They are somewhat similar to a sausage roll
or (by extension) a baked corn dog
. They are served as an appetizer, a children's dish, or as a breakfast entree. A common variation is to stuff the hot dog or sausage with cheese before wrapping it in dough. At breakfast or brunch, the term "pigs in a blanket" refers to sausage links with pancake wrapped around it.
In regions heavily influenced by Slovak immigrants, such as northern Pennsylvania and northeastern Ohio, the term usually refers instead to stuffed cabbage rolls, such as the Polish or Ukrainian gołąbki.
The American Farm Bureau Foundation's Dates to Celebrate Agriculture calendar includes a "National Pigs-in-a-Blanket Day" to be observed every April 24.
(a kind of kolache
filled with sausage or ham slices), or to a Slavic dish (gołąbki) of ground meat and rice wrapped in cabbage leaves and braised, usually in a tomato sauce. The German Würstchen im Schlafrock ("sausage in a dressing gown") uses wieners wrapped in puff pastry
or, more rarely, pancakes. Cheese and bacon are sometimes present.
In Russia
this dish is named Сосиска в тесте (Sosiska v teste, "sausage in the dough").
In Israel
, Moshe Ba'Teiva (Moses
in the ark) is a children's dish consisting of a hot dog rolled in a ketchup-covered sheet of puff pastry or phyllo dough
and baked.
Dutch Americans prepare a dish called Saucijzebroodjes or Worstebroodjes, often translated casually as "pigs in the blanket" in English. The dish consists of a pork sausage filling wrapped in a puff pastry
dough made with shortening. They are often eaten as a breakfast food at restaurants, but homemade versions may be served at festivals or on special occasions as well.
In Denmark
, they have a dish similar to the British-style dish known as the "Pølse i svøb" which means "Sausage in blanket".
In some parts of the United Kingdom, they are also commonly known as 'Greasey Ollys'.
Sausage
A sausage is a food usually made from ground meat , mixed with salt, herbs, and other spices, although vegetarian sausages are available. The word sausage is derived from Old French saussiche, from the Latin word salsus, meaning salted.Typically, a sausage is formed in a casing traditionally made...
-based foods in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
, Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, and Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. They are often different from sausage roll
Sausage roll
A Sausage Roll is a type of savoury convenience food commonly served at parties and available from bakeries and milk bars as a take-away food item...
s.
United Kingdom
In the United Kingdom, "pigs in blankets" refers to small sausages (usually cocktail sausages) wrapped in bacon, and are a traditional accompaniment to roast turkey for Christmas lunch.Pigs in blankets can be accompanied with devils on horseback
Devils on horseback
Devils on horseback are a hot appetizer or savoury.Recipes vary but in general they are a variation on angels on horseback, made by replacing oysters with dried fruit. The majority of recipes contain a pitted prune stuffed with mango chutney and wrapped in bacon...
, an appetizer of prunes, or less commonly dates, wrapped in bacon.
Pigs in blankets can also refer to chipolata sausages wrapped in pastry.
United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, the term "pigs in a blanket" often refers to hot dog
Hot dog
A hot dog is a sausage served in a sliced bun. It is very often garnished with mustard, ketchup, onions, mayonnaise, relish and/or sauerkraut.-History:...
s, Vienna sausage
Vienna sausage
A Vienna sausage is a kind of hot dog...
s, or breakfast/link sausages wrapped in biscuit
Biscuit
A biscuit is a baked, edible, and commonly flour-based product. The term is used to apply to two distinctly different products in North America and the Commonwealth Nations....
dough, pancake
Pancake
A pancake is a thin, flat, round cake prepared from a batter, and cooked on a hot griddle or frying pan. Most pancakes are quick breads; some use a yeast-raised or fermented batter. Most pancakes are cooked one side on a griddle and flipped partway through to cook the other side...
, or croissant dough, and baked. The dough is sometimes homemade, but canned dough is most common. They are somewhat similar to a sausage roll
Sausage roll
A Sausage Roll is a type of savoury convenience food commonly served at parties and available from bakeries and milk bars as a take-away food item...
or (by extension) a baked corn dog
Corn dog
A corn dog is a hot dog sausage coated in a thick layer of cornmeal batter and deep fried in oil, although some are baked. Almost all corn dogs are served on wooden sticks, though some early versions had no stick.-History:...
. They are served as an appetizer, a children's dish, or as a breakfast entree. A common variation is to stuff the hot dog or sausage with cheese before wrapping it in dough. At breakfast or brunch, the term "pigs in a blanket" refers to sausage links with pancake wrapped around it.
In regions heavily influenced by Slovak immigrants, such as northern Pennsylvania and northeastern Ohio, the term usually refers instead to stuffed cabbage rolls, such as the Polish or Ukrainian gołąbki.
The American Farm Bureau Foundation's Dates to Celebrate Agriculture calendar includes a "National Pigs-in-a-Blanket Day" to be observed every April 24.
Elsewhere
The name can also refer to klobasnekKlobasnek
A Klobasnek or klobasniky is a savory finger food of Czech origin. A klobasnek is often thought to be a variation of the kolache; however, most Czechs hold the distinction that Kolači are only filled with non-meat fillings...
(a kind of kolache
Kolache
Kolache is a type of pastry that holds a dollop of fruit rimmed by a puffy pillow of supple dough. Originating as a semisweet wedding dessert from Central Europe, they have become popular in parts of the United States...
filled with sausage or ham slices), or to a Slavic dish (gołąbki) of ground meat and rice wrapped in cabbage leaves and braised, usually in a tomato sauce. The German Würstchen im Schlafrock ("sausage in a dressing gown") uses wieners wrapped in puff pastry
Puff pastry
In baking, a puff pastry is a light, flaky, leavened pastry containing several layers of fat which is in solid state at 20 °C . In raw form, puff pastry is a dough which is spread with solid fat and repeatedly folded and rolled out and used to produce the aforementioned pastries...
or, more rarely, pancakes. Cheese and bacon are sometimes present.
In Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
this dish is named Сосиска в тесте (Sosiska v teste, "sausage in the dough").
In Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
, Moshe Ba'Teiva (Moses
Moses
Moses was, according to the Hebrew Bible and Qur'an, a religious leader, lawgiver and prophet, to whom the authorship of the Torah is traditionally attributed...
in the ark) is a children's dish consisting of a hot dog rolled in a ketchup-covered sheet of puff pastry or phyllo dough
Phyllo
Phyllo, filo, or fillo dough is paper-thin sheets of unleavened flour dough used for making pastries in Middle Eastern and Balkan cuisine.-History:An early, thick form of phyllo appears to be of Central Asian Turkic origin...
and baked.
Dutch Americans prepare a dish called Saucijzebroodjes or Worstebroodjes, often translated casually as "pigs in the blanket" in English. The dish consists of a pork sausage filling wrapped in a puff pastry
Puff pastry
In baking, a puff pastry is a light, flaky, leavened pastry containing several layers of fat which is in solid state at 20 °C . In raw form, puff pastry is a dough which is spread with solid fat and repeatedly folded and rolled out and used to produce the aforementioned pastries...
dough made with shortening. They are often eaten as a breakfast food at restaurants, but homemade versions may be served at festivals or on special occasions as well.
In Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
, they have a dish similar to the British-style dish known as the "Pølse i svøb" which means "Sausage in blanket".
In some parts of the United Kingdom, they are also commonly known as 'Greasey Ollys'.
See also
- Bagel dogBagel dogA bagel dog is a food item consisting of a full-size or miniature hot dog, wrapped in bagel-style breading before or after cooking. They are similar in concept to a corn dog or pigs in a blanket...
- Hot dogHot dogA hot dog is a sausage served in a sliced bun. It is very often garnished with mustard, ketchup, onions, mayonnaise, relish and/or sauerkraut.-History:...
- Pepperoni rollPepperoni RollThe pepperoni roll is a snack popular in West Virginia and some nearby regions of the Appalachian Mountains such as Western Pennsylvania, Western Maryland and Appalachian Ohio...
- Sausage bunSausage bunA sausage bun is a type of Chinese pastry. It is essentially the equivalent of the American hot dog. It is found in Hong Kong as well as many Chinese bakeries overseas. It uses westernized sausages instead of Chinese sausages, which are usually used as a cooking ingredient.-See also:*Hot dog...
- Sausage rollSausage rollA Sausage Roll is a type of savoury convenience food commonly served at parties and available from bakeries and milk bars as a take-away food item...
- Toad in the holeToad in the holeToad in the hole is a traditional English dish consisting of sausages in Yorkshire pudding batter, usually served with vegetables and onion gravy....
- Galette saucisse