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Difference between Pigs in a blanket and Pigs in a poke

pigs in a blanket—(U.S. diners)

1. stuffed cabbage:

  • Pigs in a blanket to me are also called stuffed cabbage or in Czech Austrian, “Holupki” … it just depends on where you are from.

2. a ham sandwich or a sausage wrapped in a pancake:

  • Kids will beg for these little Pigs in a Blanket for breakfast! This recipe is so quick and easy you can even let the kids roll them up…

pigs in a poke

1. (used in allusion to the phrase “buy a pig in a poke”) said of smth. bought or obtained without seeing it:

  • Don’t give us “pigs in a poke,” in other words, web links that we have to open before we know what is in them.

2. (U.S. cuisine) baked potatoes stuffed with sausage:

  • I had to choose between the Trucker’s Breakfast or the Pigs in a Poke, finally deciding on the latter.

3. = pigs in a blanket 2:

  • For a cowboy breakfast theme she would serve pigs in a poke (pancakewrapped sausages) and hot or cold chocolate milk.