Nutrition
- Protein19%
- Fat68%
- Carbohydrates13%
Estimate for a typical portion of this dish; the venue's recipe may differ.
About the dish
A cold appetizer consisting of cooked prawns served in a creamy, often tangy sauce. It is typically served chilled in a glass or bowl.
- Cuisine
- International
Typical ingredients
- prawns
- mayonnaise
- lettuce
- lemon juice
- cocktail sauce
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History of the dish
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Prawn cocktail, also known as shrimp cocktail, is a seafood dish consisting of shelled, cooked prawns in a Marie Rose sauce or cocktail sauce, served in a glass. It was the most popular hors d'œuvre in Great Britain, as well as in the United States, from the 1960s to the late 1980s.
Excerpt from the Wikipedia article “Prawn cocktail” · version used · CC BY-SA 4.0
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