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
Christmas in Sweden with mustard. Other traditional cuts include homemade sausages, leverpastej and several types of brawn. It is also common to serve the cold meats with sliced cheese, pickled cucumbers and soft and crisp breads. The third course would be warm dishes. Traditionally, the third course begins with soaking bread in the stock from the Christmas ham, which is called "dopp i grytan". Warm dishes include Swedish meatballs ("köttbullar"), small fried hot dog sausages ("prinskorv"), roasted pork ribs ("revbensspjäll"), and warm potato casserole, matchstick potatoes layered with cream, onion and sprats called "Janssons frestelse" (literally "Jansson's Temptation"). Other dishes are pork sausages