Type | Sausage wrapped in pastry |
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Course | hors d'oeuvre |
Place of origin | United States |
Main ingredients | Cocktail sausage, hot dog, or other sausage, crescent rolls or other pastry |
Variations | Filled with cheese |
In the United States, pigs in a blanket are small hot dogs or other sausages individually wrapped in pastry, commonly served as an appetizer.
They are distinct from the British dish of pigs in blankets, where the sausages are instead wrapped in bacon.[1]