Potted shrimp is a terrine of small shrimp, simmered in butter, and seasoned with mace and cayenne pepper. It is a traditional dish in English cooking, where it is served on thin soast or light salad greens.
Potted shrimp
traditional Lancashire dish of brown shrimp in nutmeg-flavoured butter, which has set in a small pot, the butter acting as a preservative; traditionally eaten with bread.
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Q17018846
Wikipedia title:
Potted shrimps
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