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.
Cayenne pepper may also be included. It is traditionally eaten with bread.
Potted shrimp was a favourite dish of
Ian Fleming
Ian Lancaster Fleming (28 May 1908 – 12 August 1964) was a British writer who is best known for his postwar ''James Bond'' series of spy novels. Fleming came from a wealthy family connected to the merchant bank Robert Fleming & Co., a ...
who passed on his predilection for the delicacy to his fictional creation
James Bond. Fleming reputedly used to eat the dish at
Scotts Restaurant on Mount Street in
London.
The Times, 20 June 2008
/ref>
See also
* Food preservation
Food preservation includes processes that make food more resistant to microorganism growth and slow the oxidation of fats. This slows down the decomposition and rancidification process. Food preservation may also include processes that inhibit ...
* Hatchet Job of the Year
* Potted meat
Potted meat is a form of traditional food preservation in which hot cooked meat is placed in a pot, tightly packed to exclude air, and then covered with hot fat. As the fat cools, it hardens and forms an airtight seal, preventing some spoilage by ...
References
{{English cuisine
Lancashire cuisine
Shrimp dishes
Foods featuring butter
Food preservation