Pigs in a blanket

This article is about the dish of sausage wrapped in dough. For the dish of sausage wrapped in bacon, see Pigs in blankets. For the cabbage-based dish, see cabbage roll.

Pigs in a blanket
TypeSausage wrapped in pastry
Coursehors d'oeuvre
Place of originUnited States
Main ingredientsCocktail sausage, hot dog, or other sausage, crescent rolls or other pastry
VariationsFilled 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]

  1. ^ Lewis, Anna (30 January 2020). "This American Magazine Got Pigs In Blankets Confused With Sausage Rolls". Delish. Retrieved 21 October 2022.