Posted by: chipledhunga May 31, 2007
Taking Food to US of A
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Xena, DO NOT bring any meat product, seeds, or fresh fruits/vegetables. This reminds me of an incidence from nearly 10 years ago. As requested by my friends' parents, I had brought about perhaps a 2 kg bag of buff sukuti. US aera alikati khana paaula bhanne ta afoolai ni lobh thiyo. I was not aware of the fact that bringing meat products was prohibited until I read the customs declaration form on my flight to Los Angeles. On the long walk to immigration after exiting the aircraft at LAX, there were signs reading "Dump, Declare, or Pay a $100 (?) fine." Rather than taking a chance, I decided to declare. The customs personnel asked what kind of meat it was. "Buffalo" was my answer. He sniffed the bag, dumped it in an enormous trash can, and stated "thank you for declaring." All I could do was silently curse him with all the expletives I knew. :(:(:(
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