Pigs in a blanket a blanket" functions as both the singular and the plural for the food. To match speakers' and listeners' notions formed by other experience with the English language, sometimes a single roll is found to be referred to as a "pig in a blanket" or the plural occurs as "pigs in blankets". In the United Kingdom, "pigs in blankets" refers to small sausages (usually chipolatas) wrapped in bacon. They are a traditional accompaniment to roast turkey in a Christmas dinner. The naming of this food (sausage wrapped in bacon) as Pigs In Blankets in the UK is relatively recent, with first
Schlachteplatte Schlachteplatte A Schlachteplatte, Schlachtplatte, Schlachtschüssel (Southern German) or Metzgete (Swiss and southwestern part of Baden-Württemberg in Germany) is a hearty German mixed grill dish that primarily consists of boiled belly pork ("Kesselfleisch") and freshly cooked "Blutwurst" and "Leberwurst" sausages. The cooking process produces sausage juices which, together with any split sausages, are used as a soup known as "Metzelsuppe". As a result, in many places, e.g. in parts of the Palatinate, the entire festival and the meal in particular, is known as metzelsupp. Common accompaniments to a "Schlachtplatte" are "sauerkraut" and bread or potatoes or, in South Germany, potato pancakes