# What Does "Pig-in-a-Blanket" Mean to You? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 12, 2010, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-pig-in-a-blanket-mean-to-you/528738 "2010-02-12T17:50:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![Bites\_When\_Provoked](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bites_when_provoked/32/18073_2.png) [@Bites\_When\_Provoked](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bites_When_Provoked)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2010, 7:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-pig-in-a-blanket-mean-to-you/528738/101 "2010-04-15T07:43:33Z")
To me, it’s a hot dog frank wrapped in puff pastry. To a friend of mine, it’s a kransky-style sausage wrapped in bacon. (I’d argue that this is far too posh to be a pig in a blanket. Though admittedly my version’s probably lowbrow enough to be a _swine in a snuggie_.) My husband has never heard of the term. ---
**Author:** ![Walker\_in\_Eternity](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/46a35a/32.png) [@Walker\_in\_Eternity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walker_in_Eternity)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2010, 8:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-pig-in-a-blanket-mean-to-you/528738/102 "2010-04-15T08:20:44Z")
Where I’m from in the UK pigs in blankets are chipolata sausages wrapped in bacon, usually eaten with turkey at Christmas. ---
**Author:** ![AClockworkMelon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aclockworkmelon/32/10803_2.png) [@AClockworkMelon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AClockworkMelon)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2010, 8:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-pig-in-a-blanket-mean-to-you/528738/103 "2010-04-15T08:28:03Z")
> [@Walker\_in\_Eternity](#): > > Where I’m from in the UK pigs in blankets are chipolata sausages wrapped in bacon, usually eaten with turkey at Christmas. I’m at a loss for words. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2010, 9:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-pig-in-a-blanket-mean-to-you/528738/104 "2010-04-15T09:16:48Z")
I have heard of it as something food related, but had no idea what it actually was. ---
**Author:** ![Walker\_in\_Eternity](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/46a35a/32.png) [@Walker\_in\_Eternity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walker_in_Eternity)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2010, 10:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-pig-in-a-blanket-mean-to-you/528738/105 "2010-04-15T10:56:16Z")
> [@AClockworkMelon](#): > > I’m at a loss for words. Why? ---
**Author:** ![singular1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ba9def/32.png) [@singular1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/singular1)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2010, 11:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-pig-in-a-blanket-mean-to-you/528738/106 "2010-04-15T11:09:28Z")
I grew up in NW PA, and it was always cabbage rolls. My Dad was German/Polish and my Mom grew up in a heavily Slavic rural area. We didn’t have any tomato sauce, tho. I remember smashing up the boiled potatoes and dribbling the saucepan juice over it with a lot of butter. Og, that was some good food. Didn’t know it was any other food - this thread fought some ignorance today. ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2010, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-pig-in-a-blanket-mean-to-you/528738/107 "2010-04-15T12:34:54Z")
Pigs in a Blanket are Li’l Smokies wrapped in a crescent roll. L’il Smokies are miniature smoked sausages, not breakfast sausage or a hot dog. ---
**Author:** ![StGermain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stgermain/32/2868_2.png) [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2010, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-pig-in-a-blanket-mean-to-you/528738/108 "2010-04-15T13:16:30Z")
Cabbage rolls. Grew up in Michigan with a 1/2 Polish father. StG ---
**Author:** ![norinew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/eb9ed0/32.png) [@norinew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/norinew)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2010, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-pig-in-a-blanket-mean-to-you/528738/109 "2010-04-15T14:34:36Z")
> [@GuanoLad](#): > > I have heard of it as something food related, but had no idea what it actually was. Don’t know if it’s mentioned upthread (and too lazy to go check 😉 ) But sometimes on the breakfast menu at restaurants, they’ll have “Pigs in the blanket” as link breakfast sausages wrapped in pancake batter, then fried. If they’re trying to be “fancy” about it, it’ll be _blueberry_ pancake batter! 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![Loisseau](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/2bfe46/32.png) [@Loisseau](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loisseau)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2010, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-pig-in-a-blanket-mean-to-you/528738/110 "2010-04-15T15:14:56Z")
Stuffed cabbage it is. > [@Sidney Evgeni Jordan](#): > > I grew up in Pittsburgh. Stuffed cabbage rolls are called halupkis (that’s apparently a Slovak term), aka pigs-in-a-blanket. I’m kinda shocked that stuffed cabbage roll isn’t even a choice in the poll! I’ve eaten some of the other foods described, but pigs-in-a-blanket only means stuffed cabbage to me. ---
**Author:** ![Time\_Like\_Tears](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/df705f/32.png) [@Time\_Like\_Tears](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Time_Like_Tears)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2010, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-pig-in-a-blanket-mean-to-you/528738/111 "2010-04-15T21:24:10Z")
Lil Smokies wrapped in crescent roll dough. Barring that, chunks of kielbasa or other smoked sausage stuck in biscuit dough. Southern US. ---
**Author:** ![MJinks](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/da6949/32.png) [@MJinks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MJinks)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2010, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-pig-in-a-blanket-mean-to-you/528738/112 "2010-04-15T21:38:56Z")
> [@Walker\_in\_Eternity](#): > > Where I’m from in the UK pigs in blankets are chipolata sausages wrapped in bacon, usually eaten with turkey at Christmas. I just wanted to agree, I’ve never heard the name used to refer to something else. I only eat them twice a year (Christmas and Easter family dinner) but they’re delicious. ---
**Author:** ![Perciful](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b38774/32.png) [@Perciful](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Perciful)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2010, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-pig-in-a-blanket-mean-to-you/528738/113 "2010-04-16T01:34:55Z")
A hot dog wrapped in a crescent roll. One of my kids favorites. ---
**Author:** ![AHunter3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ahunter3/32/368_2.png) [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2010, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-pig-in-a-blanket-mean-to-you/528738/114 "2010-04-16T02:23:36Z")
Specifically [LITTLE hot dogs](http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9hINI624XF0/S0jguqL9-MI/AAAAAAAAASI/DHrV6rPuRbc/s400/Pigs+in+a+Blanket.jpg) wrapped in a crescent roll. Not the full-sized ones you’d put on a hot dog bun or roast on a skewer over a campfire. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2010, 5:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-pig-in-a-blanket-mean-to-you/528738/115 "2010-04-16T05:45:31Z")
> [@AHunter3](#): > > Specifically [LITTLE hot dogs](http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9hINI624XF0/S0jguqL9-MI/AAAAAAAAASI/DHrV6rPuRbc/s400/Pigs+in+a+Blanket.jpg) wrapped in a crescent roll. Not the full-sized ones you’d put on a hot dog bun or roast on a skewer over a campfire. Yay! A fellow believer! (Okay, so I said [cocktail](http://www.simplysourced.net/media/catalog/category/file_38.jpg) sausages. But at least you agree they’re supposed to be small.) ---
**Author:** ![Autolycus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/22d042/32.png) [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2010, 5:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-pig-in-a-blanket-mean-to-you/528738/116 "2010-04-16T05:54:28Z")
WHAT?! They’re not universally known as sausages wrapped in pancake? There is no God. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-pig-in-a-blanket-mean-to-you/528738.md?page=5)