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The origins of the prawn/shrimp cocktail
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Richard Wright
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On 8 Mar 2005 06:27:22 -0800,
(Max) wrote:
>Hi
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>Does anyone know anything about the origins/history of the
>prawn/shrimp cocktail dish?
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>Any info gratefully received!
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>Thanks
>Max
The British made it a thing of their own, I think.
The reference is not chronologically specific, but perhaps of general
interest - Hopkinson and Bareham in their _The Prawn Cocktail Years_,
Macmillan (1997) state: "Prawn Cocktail, Steak Garni and Black Forest
Gteau has been the favourite British meal out for as long as one can
remember."
They also quote Nico Ladenis _My Gastronomy_ (1987) thus: "A gin and
tonic says a lot about you as a person. It is more than just a drink,
it is an attitude of mind. It goes with a prawn cocktail, a grilled
Dover sole, Melba toast and Black Forest gteau."
Are there many Brits still left with this attitude of mind?
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