Potted shrimps
 Potted shrimps on toast with pickles | |
| Place of origin | Lancashire |
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| Main ingredients | brown shrimp, nutmeg |
Potted shrimps are a traditional British dish made with brown shrimp flavored with nutmeg. The dish consists of brown shrimp in nutmeg-flavoured butter, which has set in a small pot, the butter acting as a preservative.[1] Cayenne pepper may also be included.[2] It is traditionally eaten with bread.
Potted shrimp was a favourite dish of Ian Fleming who passed on his predilection for the delicacy to his fictional creation James Bond.[3] Fleming reputedly used to eat the dish at Scotts Restaurant on Mount Street in London.[4]
See also[]
- Food preservation
- Hatchet Job of the Year
- Potted meat
References[]
- ^ Paston-Williams, Sara (2005). "Morecambe Bay shrimps". Fish: Recipes from a Busy Island. London: National Trust. p. 140. ISBN 0-7078-0357-8.
- ^ Beeton, Isabella (1998) [1861]. Mrs Beeton's Book of Household Management (Facsim. reprint of: London, 1861 ed.). Lewis: Southover. ISBN 1-870962-15-X.
- ^ The Times, 20 June 2008
- ^ The Times, 20 June 2008
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Categories:
- Lancashire cuisine
- Shrimp dishes
- Foods featuring butter
- Food preservation