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The origins of the prawn/shrimp cocktail
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Richard Wright wrote:
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> On 8 Mar 2005 06:27:22 -0800,
(Max) wrote:
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> >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!
> >
> >Thanks
> >Max
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> The British made it a thing of their own, I think.
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> 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."
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> 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?
Don't think so. That sounds like a very 1950s meal. But perhaps it
survives in suburban steak houses?
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