Prawn cocktail has stood the test of time, leading the line in the nation's dream three-course meal - alongside steak and chips with peppercorn sauce and apple crumble and custard.

Younger readers may not know that prior to 1975 the most popular meal in Britain, by a distance, was steak and chips, flanked by a prawn cocktail as a starter and black forest gateau as a pudding.

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While Aldi's prawn cocktail crisps have been described as "addictive", shoppers believe Tesco lays claim to having "the best". Brits on Reddit have said Tesco's Finest Prawn Marie Rose Hand Cooked ...

Serve with water crackers and corn chips. Note • Ant gum’s unusual flavour is deeply savoury and can be replaced by ¼ tsp roasted shrimp paste to achieve a similar seasoning.

Ingredients include 60g mayonnaise, 40g ketchup, 5g tabasco sauce, 5g Worcestershire sauce, two lemons, 5g smoked paprika, flaked sea salt, cracked pepper, 50 cognac, 400g cleaned raw prawns ...

Aldi caused outrage among Brits last month (June 2025) when it confirmed its Specially Selected Prawn Cocktail Hand Cooked Crisps had been discontinued. Shoppers were so enraged by the decision, the ...