Potted shrimps

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Potted shrimps

Potted shrimps on toast with pickles
Place of origin	England
Region or state	Lancashire
Main ingredients	brown shrimp, nutmeg

Potted shrimps is a traditional English dish made with brown shrimp flavored with nutmeg and baked in butter. The butter acts as a preservative, ^[1] and cayenne pepper may also be used. ^[2] Regarded as a delicacy, it is traditionally eaten with bread.

Potted shrimps was a favourite dish of Ian Fleming, who passed on his predilection to his fictional creation James Bond. ^[3] Fleming reputedly used to eat the dish at Scott's Restaurant on Mount Street in London. ^[4]

See also

• Food portal

• Food preservation
• Hatchet Job of the Year
• Potted meat
• Shrimp paste

References

1. Paston-Williams, Sara (2005). "Morecambe Bay shrimps". Fish: Recipes from a Busy Island. London: National Trust. p. 140. ISBN   0-7078-0357-8.
2. Beeton, Isabella (1998) [1861]. Mrs Beeton's Book of Household Management (Facsim. reprint of: London, 1861 ed.). Lewis: Southover. ISBN   1-870962-15-X.
3. The Times, 20 June 2008 ^{[ dead link ]}
4. The Times, 20 June 2008 ^{[ dead link ]}