Prawn confusion!

[CrabbyPatty]

Hello. My midwife seems to think a cold prawn is raw and therefore I can't eat them e.g. prawn cocktail, prawn sandwich. I thought raw prawns were grey!! Am I going mad?

Your correct,a pink prawn is fine to eat. I had a prawn salad yesterday xx

No, you are right pink prawns are cooked
However, as with all shellfish there is a higher risk of salmonella or other nasties ( especially if you haven’t cooked them yourself) which is why some people avoid them while pregnant

‘Cold pre-cooked prawns are fine’

Thanks guys.

I would never eat a raw prawn pregnant or otherwise! If it's pink it's cooked and fine.

Ha. Yeah obviously I would never eat a raw prawn. But she got me doubting myself.