Pigs in blankets explained

Pigs in blankets
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Alternate Name:Soldiers in kilts
Country:UK and Ireland
Course:Side dish
Type:Sausage wrapped in bacon
Main Ingredient:Chipolata, cocktail sausage, hot dog or other sausage
Calories:325 per 100g

Pigs in blankets, kilted sausages or kilted soldiers is a dish served in the United Kingdom and Ireland consisting of small sausages (usually chipolatas) wrapped in bacon. They are a popular and traditional accompaniment to roast turkey in a Christmas dinner and are served as a side dish.

Description and history

Pigs in blankets is a dish served in the United Kingdom and Ireland consisting of small sausages (usually chipolatas) wrapped in bacon.[1] [2] [3] [4]

In general it is a seasonal item, seldom offered commercially outside the Christmas season, and it has spawned food-industry offshoot products such as pigs-in-blankets flavoured mayonnaise, peanuts, chips, vaping liquid, and chocolates as well as versions of Christmas-associated consumer items such as pajamas made with a pigs-in-blankets print.[5] [6] Tesco in 2019 reported that a majority of shoppers they surveyed planned to serve the dish at Christmas dinner and that more planned to serve pigs in blankets than any other side dish, including Yorkshire pudding, another traditional Christmas dish.[7]

According to Good Housekeeping and The Independent, they are considered a staple of the Christmas season.[8] [9] In 2013, 12 December was declared National Pigs in Blankets Day.[10] [11] [12]

Ingredients, preparation, and serving

Traditionally the sausage used is a cocktail-sized pork-based chipolata and the wrapping a streaky bacon, but variations include those using chorizo or chicken sausage, using sausages with added ingredients such as apples or chestnuts, using full-sized chipolatas, or using flavored or smoked bacon. Commercially available varieties may have around 325 calories and 22 g of fat per 100 g serving.[13]

The wrapped sausages may be pan-fried, baked, or a combination.[14]

They are a popular and traditional accompaniment to roast turkey in a Christmas dinner and are served as a side dish.[15] [16] They may also be served on Boxing Day.[17]

Similar dishes

In Denmark, there is a bacon-wrapped sausage served in a bun known as the Pølse i svøb, which means "sausage in blanket", usually sold at hot dog stands known as pølsevogne (sausage-wagons).[18] [19] [20] [21] [22]

In Austria and Germany, a sausage filled with cheese and wrapped in bacon is known as or Bernese sausages.[23]

In Luxembourg, is a scalded sausage filled with cheese and wrapped in bacon.[24] [25]

Similarly named dishes

The American dish pigs in a blanket is sometimes confused with this dish, but their only similarity is the name and the fact the foundation ingredient is a wrapped sausage;[26] the US dish wraps the sausage in bread or pastry dough.[27] [28]

In some parts of the US heavily influenced by Polish immigration, "pigs in a blanket" may refer to stuffed cabbage rolls, such as the Polish gołąbki.[29] [30]

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Lee . Jeremy . 26 November 2017 . The great Christmas taste test 2017 . The Guardian . 4 January 2018.
  2. Web site: 2 December 2021 . Everything you want to know about pigs in blankets . 21 October 2022 . Erudus.
  3. Web site: Thompson . Rachel . 24 December 2018 . I ate 100 different 'pigs in blankets' at a sausage party and it was painfully delicious . 21 October 2022 . Mashable . en.
  4. Web site: Whitfield . David . 19 December 2017 . What are prisoners in Notts going to be eating for their Christmas Day dinner? . 22 October 2022 . NottinghamshireLive . en.
  5. Web site: 17 December 2020 . This country's obsession with pigs in blankets needs to stop . 21 October 2022 . UK . en-GB.
  6. Web site: Torres . Sara . 15 October 2022 . We tried Tesco's Christmas Pudding Crisps so you don't have to . 21 October 2022 . LeicestershireLive . en.
  7. Web site: Sim . Keren . 2 December 2019 . Pigs in Blankets beat Yorkshire puddings for nation's favourite Christmas trimming . 21 October 2022 . Good Housekeeping . en-GB.
  8. Web site: 25 August 2022 . Easy pigs in blankets recipe . 21 October 2022 . Good Housekeeping . en-GB.
  9. News: Turkey and mulled wine: Traditional Christmas items Britons may abandon due to cost of living . 4 November 2022 . 21 October 2022 . . Javed . Saman.
  10. Web site: 12 October 2017 . Head to Iceland for this year's tastiest pigs in blankets . 21 October 2022 . Good Housekeeping . en-GB.
  11. Web site: Gibbons . Brett . 24 November 2021 . Pigs In Blankets pop-up restaurant devotes complete menu to festive favourite . 21 October 2022 . WalesOnline . en.
  12. Web site: Blackman . Christopher . First ever National Pigs in Blankets Day! . www.yorkshirepudd.co.uk . 11 December 2013 . 29 May 2023.
  13. Web site: 21 December 2016 . Counting calories this Christmas? Beware the pigs in blankets . 21 October 2022 . The Guardian . en.
  14. Web site: How to Cook Pigs in Blankets . 23 October 2022 . Recipes And Tips To Cook At Home . en-US.
  15. News: Neild . Barry . 14 December 2013 . Turkey, pigs in blankets, even sprouts… but no Christmas pudding, thanks . The Observer . 4 January 2018.
  16. Web site: Classic pigs in blankets . 21 October 2022 . BBC Good Food . en.
  17. Web site: British Pigs in a Blanket Recipe . 21 October 2022 . The Spruce Eats . en.
  18. Book: Berdichevsky, Norman . An Introduction to Danish Culture . 10 October 2011 . McFarland . 978-0-7864-8652-6 . en.
  19. Web site: Hawk . Krall . Hot Dog of the Week: Danish Hot Dog . https://web.archive.org/web/20091119084503/http://www.seriouseats.com/2009/11/what-is-a-danish-hot-dog-denmark-europe.html . 19 November 2009 . 5 April 2016 . seriouseats.com.
  20. Web site: Søndergaard . Marianne . 10 July 2014 . Danske hotdogs hitter i New York [Danish hot dogs is a hit in New York] ]. https://web.archive.org/web/20160417073758/http://www.foodculture.dk/marked/internationalt/2014/revolving-dansk-danske-hotdogs-hitter-i-new-york.aspx#.VxM9ZOzP2Ev . 17 April 2016 . 5 April 2016 . foodculture.dk . da.
  21. Web site: AWOL . 17 October 2015 . You've Gotta Eat This: Pølse I Svob, Denmark . 23 October 2022 . en-US.
  22. Web site: 26 January 2003 . Fast food with a pedigree . 23 October 2022 . The Independent . en.
  23. Web site: This is how Bernese sausages are made . https://web.archive.org/web/20140102191643/https://www.puls4.com/videokatalog/Wirtschaft/video-So-werden-Berner-W%C3%BCrstel-gemacht-WIFF-%C3%96sterreich-auf-puls4-com-Beitr%C3%A4ge-Bahn-548047.html . 2 January 2014 . WIFF.
  24. Web site: Iessen op der Fouer . 6 May 2018 . 18 August 2017 . de.
  25. Book: Péporté, Pit . Constructing the Middle Ages: Historiography, Collective Memory and Nation-Building in Luxembourg . BRILL . Leiden . 249 . 9789004210677 . 2011.
  26. Web site: Lewis . Anna . 30 January 2020 . This American Magazine Got Pigs In Blankets Confused With Sausage Rolls . 21 October 2022 . Delish . en-GB.
  27. Web site: 2022-10-27 . Classic Pigs in a Blanket . 2023-03-18 . Bon Appétit . en-US.
  28. Web site: 2022-12-16 . Pigs in a Blanket Are *Always* a Hit at Parties . 2023-03-18 . The Pioneer Woman . en-us.
  29. Book: Silverman, Deborah Anders . Polish-American Folklore . University of Illinois Press . 2000 . 0-252-02569-5 . 28.
  30. Book: Ethnic American Cooking . Rowman & Littlefield . 2016 . 978-1-4422-6734-3 . Long . Lucy M. . 234.

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