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Is haggis safe to eat?!

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Rachel1963 · 21/01/2009 16:18

DH is Scottish and in order to keep him in touch with his roots, we've got TWO Burns Suppers this weekend. I'll be 13 weeks on Monday - does anyone know whether haggis is OK to eat? I do love it.

I suppose I could always take the wimps way out and have the veggie version but that just seems wrong to me....

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Hangingbellyofbabylon · 21/01/2009 16:19

I'm glad you asked, I was going to have haggis this weekend - I would say not ok because of the liver content - (there is liver right?). Hmm, looks like it's veggie haggis for me this year..

mum4ever · 21/01/2009 16:53

I would advise against a full portion as it has offal - liver etc - infact you don't really know what might be in it! You could always just have a small taste as that wont do you any harm!

HeathersMummy · 21/01/2009 22:10

I ate haggis whilst I was pregnant. It's full of everything and anything - but not too much of any of the "banned" foods. My mum used to work for a butcher and said not to worry, just enjoy. Hmmm haggis...lovely

TeenyTinyToria · 21/01/2009 22:44

Oh no! I never thought it wouldn't be safe. I love haggis.

ToAMountainDAISYcal · 21/01/2009 22:51

I don't think it always has liver in in it?
You could always aak before deciding on the veggie option

tbh, I ate it when pregnant as I just didn't think about it, and I would say that liver as a one (or two) off would be OK and that it's regular eating of it that will cause a build up of vitamin A that's the danger.

katiepotatie · 21/01/2009 23:01

Never though not to eat it, have had it a few times since being pregnant. Will be having some on Sunday too. My 22 month old loves it too!

pluto · 21/01/2009 23:04

Oh no! Didn't even cross my mind that it wouldn't be OK. Have just bought some from the butcher for the weekend. Am 36 weeks tho so I expect it's OK at this stage.

CattOfTheGarage · 14/02/2009 09:57

I avoided haggis while pregnant as the traditional recipe contains liver - BUT Grant's tinned haggis has no liver in it and so is completely pregnant friendly (I know of no risk with offal generally, just liver).

I don't know if you can get that down south, it's common up here in Scotland. It's not the touristy stuff which comes in a skin inside the tin, it's just stuffed into the tin like corned beef and you empty it out and microwave it. Sounds dodgy but it's pretty good.

expatinscotland · 14/02/2009 09:59

It probably is, but it's vile.

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