Potted shrimps

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

Potted shrimps is a traditional British 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,^{[ citation needed]} 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 preservation
• Hatchet Job of the Year
• Potted meat

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