Knowing that Teewurst could now be dangerous for you, you wonder if there might be an exception for Cabanossi.
Let’s explore the question “Can you eat Cabanossi during pregnancy?”
A balanced diet is important at any time, but even more so now when you are pregnant.
There are essential nutrients, vitamins and minerals that your baby now needs to develop healthily and properly.
Most foods are safe, but there are certain foods you should avoid during pregnancy .
You should not eat raw meat and raw fish, as well as raw eggs and some cheeses made from raw milk during pregnancy.
Smoked meat and fish products are also on the banned list and some seafood is also a controversial topic when it comes to nutrition during pregnancy.
The reason for this is Listeria and Toxoplasma.
Both cause foodborne infections, known as listeriosis and toxplasmosis, which could be dangerous for expectant mothers as well as for unborn babies.
What are Cabanossi and how are they made?
The highly sought-after Cabanossi or Kabanossi is a meat sausage, which in turn belongs to the boiled sausages.
This raw sausage is made from coarsely minced cured beef and pork and bacon.
The raw sausages owe their aroma to the numerous ingredients, with pepper, salt, paprika and garlic being the basic ingredients.
The Cabanossi is usually sold in stores as Kabanos or as mini-Cabanossi in a double pack.
This meat sausage is a long-life sausage that is matured using lactic acid bacteria and then air-dried and hot-smoked to make it last for several weeks.
Cabanossi is eaten as a side dish on bread, but also adds a special savory flavor to stews and soups.
Consumption of Cabanossi during pregnancy
Cabanossi is a tough, sliceable raw sausage, and you should avoid raw meat, as everyone knows. Is Cabanossi allowed or prohibited during pregnancy?
Good news! Thanks to the long curing time of this sausage, it poses no danger to you or your unborn baby.
It is safe for you and your baby because the Cabanossi is dried and, as is well known, a moist environment is an ideal breeding ground for many pathogens. Since in this case this “environment” is destroyed, parasites and bacteria have no chance.
However, things are quite different with fresh sausages or so-called raw sausages such as Teewurst and Mettwurst, for example, and you should also avoid these during pregnancy.
Thanks to hot smoking and the long maturation period, you can continue to enjoy Cabanossi without any worries, although due to their high fat content you should limit your consumption and not have them on the menu too often.
It is good to know that sliceable raw sausages also include Landjäger, salami, chorizo and Schlackwurst.
Forbidden and permitted foods during pregnancy
FORBIDDEN:
• raw meat and products made from raw meat (or half-cooked meat): minced meat, tartar, carpaccio, minced meat
• Offal
• Raw sausages: Teewurst, Mettwurst, Schmierwurst, Landjäger, Salami, Zervelatwurst, Plockwurst, Katenwurst, Schlackwurst, Thuringian Knackwurst
• raw cured meat products: (any type of raw ham) raw Kasseler, Serrano ham, Black Forest ham, Parma ham, nut ham, rolled ham, salmon ham, smoked bacon, cottage ham, bacon, Bündnerfleisch, smoked meat
• Raw milk cheese such as semi-hard cheese and (also soft cheese with red smear): Brie, Camembert , Roquefort, Esrom, Limburger, Harzer, Romadur, Münster
• Sour milk cheese and pre-made grated cheese
• Fresh cheese (preserved or from open containers): feta, cottage cheese, sheep’s cheese, mascarpone , ricotta , mozzarella,
• White and blue cheese
• raw fish: sushi, sashimi, carpaccio
• raw seafood: caviar, oysters, prawns or shrimps
• salted, smoked or pickled fish: smoked salmon , smoked trout, rollmops or matjes
• unwashed fruit and vegetables
• Desserts with raw eggs: chocolate mousse, tiramisu and zabaione
• Alcohol
• Coffee (only in moderation, as well as drinks containing caffeine)
• Cigarettes
ALLOWED:
• Sausage types : boiled sausage (Vienna sausage, white sausage, meat sausage, beer sausage, beer ham, Debreziner, Bockwurst, hunting sausage, yellow sausage, mortadella ) and cooked sausage (liver sausage, brawn sausage, corned beef, grützwurst, pressed sausage)
• cooked cured meat products: cooked ham , smoked pork
• Semi-hard and soft cheese (only made from pasteurized milk, but without rind): Gouda, Leerdammer, Butterkäse, Edam, Cheddar, Tilsiter, Camembert
• Hard cheese (also without rind): Emmental, Parmesan, mountain cheese
• Cooked cheese and processed cheese
• Cheese fondue, baked camembert, raclette, baked cheese,
• Packaged and industrially produced fresh or pickled cheese: feta, cottage cheese, sheep’s cheese, mascarpone, ricotta
• Fish (boiled, steamed or fried)
• Seafood (boiled, steamed or fried)
• Fish (canned): herring in tomato sauce or fried herring
Good to know!
To be on the safe side, it’s beneficial to have a toxoplasmosis test done. You can have this test performed by your gynecologist.
This test will tell you whether you have already had the foodborne infection, namely toxoplasmosis, and whether you have already developed antibodies.
If you already have antibodies, these will now protect you and your unborn baby from toxoplasmosis during pregnancy, regardless of which week of pregnancy you are in.
If you contract toxoplasmosis during pregnancy, it can have consequences for you and your baby.
Final thoughts
Food cravings are hard to ignore during pregnancy.
While it’s best to avoid cured meats like salami or tea sausage during your pregnancy, if you can’t resist, at least make sure they’re cooked thoroughly to avoid the risk of contracting foodborne pathogens.
And if you have any symptoms of infection, contact your gynecologist immediately to ensure your safety and that of your baby.
Foodborne illnesses are not common, and eating something on the forbidden list doesn’t necessarily mean you’ll get sick, but a new life is growing inside you that depends on you and your choices.
There are many things in life that we cannot influence, but here it is in your own hands.
Your decisions affect the well-being of another living being, and sometimes it is not so difficult to give up.
