| Potted shrimps | |
| Country: | England |
| Region: | Lancashire |
| Main Ingredient: | 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]