Arctic Royal Freshly Frozen Jumbo King Prawns Raw, Peeled and Deveined

Submitted by Jonathan on 22/4/2017

I posted a negative review of these about a year ago. Spurred on by the recent positive reviews I bought another pack. Nope, still tasteless & just like the prawns in a cheap takeaway. I bought a pack of identical looking prawns from the frozen food retailer next-door to Iceland....exactly the same. Both products are farmed in India so that appears to be the problem. The tastiest prawns seem to be farmed in Thailand & Vietnam. Maybe they have different techniques or varieties of prawn?Think I'll stick to the Argentinian Red Shrimp which are fab!

Submitted by Katrina on 7/4/2017

Lovely prawns - not all were de-veined unfortunately but Iceland rectified this when I wrote to them

Submitted by chris s on 3/12/2016

These prawns are excellent..& succulent ... these are covered in water .. you have to wash them off until they are gone .. quick tip those who want a quick tasty prawn - add a bit of oil in a pan, heat it up, add the prawns, chilli/paprika powder, salt and cover for 2-3 mins in medium heat. Once the water has evaporated, keep turning it until it is dry.. yummy...

Submitted by Juz on 17/9/2016

Love these and have them every week, good size and don't shrink during cooking; just a quick fry in chilli and garlic they are amazing !

Submitted by Juz on 13/8/2016

The prawns are amazing, fried in garlic and chilli they are firm and taste great, thumbs up from the whole family.

Submitted by on 25/5/2016

These prawns are by the best of any supermarket prawns. I really don't understand the negative reviews. I have used them in curries, with linguine, in paella and on their own with plenty of chilli and garlic. Wouldn't buy prawns from anywhere else.

Submitted by Janet on 28/4/2016

I have bought these prawns since they arrived in your freezer - they are the best in any shops - have recommended them to friends and they are all in agreement - well worth a try

Submitted by John on 14/1/2016

Just following up my review below. I decided to use some more of the packet in a curry as others had done. But after simmering in a curry sauce the texture is still gelatinous and the firm sweetness of a 'normal prawn' is absent. They are just tasteless and to be honest quite unpleasant in texture. Are these enhanced in some way - to make them bigger or to grow faster? Who knows but its not a good product and Iceland should drop them from their range if they really value customer confidence. The remainder of the packet will go in the bin.

Submitted by John1 on 4/12/2015

I decided to order and try a wide range of the Iceland seafood offerings so you will find a set of my reviews across products. These look quite impressive in the bag and being de-veined is a bonus, but when added to a Thai broth I agree with the reviewer who found them tasteless. Then I tried some on a skillet and they lost a lot of water, decreased in size bit then the texture and taste improved. I get the impression that these may have been boosted with water to increase the size and weight. I think I'll go back to the waitrose equivalent.

Submitted by sheila on 26/7/2015

Superb prawns, used in pasta and rice dishes I buy them all the time.