Battered pigs in blankets and Yorkshire pudding wraps are returning to Christmas Markets this year

The Manchester Christmas Markets will be making its grand return tomorrow, and it certainly wouldn’t be complete without those iconic Yorkshire pudding wraps and battered pigs in blankets…

So, you’ll all be pleased to hear that the brains behind the delicious cuisine, Porky Pig, are bringing back the iconic Yorkshire pudding wraps, each of which are filled with a selection of roast meats – pork, gammon, beef, chicken and lamb – seasonal vegetables, stuffing and lashings of gravy.

Visitors to the markets will also see the return of the battered pigs in blankets, two sausages wrapped in bacon and deep fried in batter until crispy, served alongside a pot of apple sauce or gravy for dipping. Also on the menu will be a giant pig in a blanket wrapped in, you guessed it, a Yorkshire pudding.

Porky Pig

Porky Pig

But there will also be a new addition to Porky Pig this year; the Giant Carvery Box, which consists of a giant Yorkshire pudding with a selection of roasted meats, pigs in blankets, a Cumberland sausage ring, mash, seasonal vegetables and, of course, that all-important gravy.

This comes after Porky Pig announced the closure of their city-centre restaurant, which they say was a direct result of the Covid-19 pandemic.

However, the Manchester Christmas Markets, which reopen tomorrow, Friday November 12th, are going to look a little different this year; while the heart of the markets is usually found around Albert Square, ongoing renovations to the Town Hall have forced them to move to Piccadilly Gardens.

Porky Pig

Porky Pig

Councillor Pat Karney, Manchester’s Christmas spokesperson, said: “It’s wonderful to welcome back our world-famous Christmas Markets and the addition of the Winter Gardens for the very first time.

“Manchester has been the capital of Christmas for twenty-two years since the very first Christmas Market arrived in the UK in 1999 and we know it was a huge disappointment that we had to scale back our celebrations last year.

“We’re making up for lost time this year and I can’t wait to see the transformation in the city centre into the festive wonderland we know and love.”