Pigs in blankets – a great Christmas dinner tradition. At least, they are now. But go back a few decades, and there is no mention of them. According to food historian Neil Buttery, ...

Scientists at UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) have come up with a 'Christmas dinner of the future', boasting seaweed-fed pigs in blankets, turkey accompanied by 'alternative' protein and ...

If you want your ingredients to go further then portion up your sausage meat accordingly, you should get at least 24 pigs in blankets per packet of 8 sausages. Heat oven to 190C/170C fan/gas 5.

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Farmison also sells Christmas trimmings such as pigs in blankets, sausagemeat stuffing, potatoes and stuffing balls. Chef-prepared items include the luxury beef wellington (£125), beef fillet ...