Foo - Food smuggling

Have any of you "smuggled" food from another state to be able to make your hometown dishes.

Mine is Crawfish. When I go home I bring back crawfish so I can make some cajun dishes. Crawfish Fetucchini, Crawfish Etoufee', Crawfish Bisque, and of course gumbo.

I "smuggle" 8lbs per trip that I make there. I only have 1lbs left and was supposed to go there next week to visit family, which is second to my ultimate goal of getting more crawfish, but some circumstances that some of you already know have prevented such a trip.

Have you ever had to do such things to get your food "fix".

Discuss.

I thought this thread was going to be about smuggling food in to a theater. Guilty.

I thought this thread was going to be about smuggling food in to a theater. Guilty.

I've done that too. I've also smuggled an adult beverage or 100 into the movies as well.

ive smuggled plenty of food overseas before, almost got caught by customs once, that wouldve cost me in the neighborhood of $4-500 in food alone, not to mention the fines etc....

With the crappy and expensive avocados here in CO, I have considered smuggling some in from CA.

Damned Medflies anyway.

Not really, there are plenty of asian markets in so-cal so I can buy most of what I want.

Food into movie theater is a different story though. I usually bring fried chicken into the movies, I don't know why. Movies make me want fried chicken.

Not really, there are plenty of asian markets in so-cal so I can buy most of what I want.

Yeah, I can get anything I want here too, except Ilocano empanada. Darn, I want some now.

Why would I leave Texas?

Food into movie theater is a different story though. I usually bring friend chicken into the movies, I don't know why. Movies make me want friend chicken.You eat your friends?

Crawfish is not allowed in NC?

You eat your friends?

Ha, my bad. I meant fried chicken;)

strangely enough I did it twice in the same sentence...

Have any of you "smuggled" food from another state to be able to make your hometown dishes.

Mine is Crawfish. When I go home I bring back crawfish so I can make some cajun dishes. Crawfish Fetucchini, Crawfish Etoufee', Crawfish Bisque, and of course gumbo.



You're making my mouth water!
:D

I once brought back NY bagels back with me to Boston after a trip visit family.
But I did smuggle food into Canada for my then girlfriend now wife. They were Chinese pork and leak dumplings. The ones in markets in Montreal were tasteless and inedible. :twitchy:
Only possible during cold months, to survive the 5 hr drive. I'd stuff the trunk with 6 bags of the stuff.
Once customs searched my car, saw them, and ignored them.

She also requested I bring up a couple pizzas from Brooklyn. :D

^^ I did that last weekend!

I went up to the catskills to ride last weekend and brought back pizza, bagels, fresh-picked apples, and cookies. Heh...

Another state? Heck, we drive to Canada for foodie shopping weekends to get things we can't find here in the States.
We hit up the gourmet shops, plus a plain old Sav-On supermarket. When they ask at the border "what did you buy", we start naming off all the boring stuff. "Soda, potato chips..." That's usually as far as we get, and the guard assumes we're just being touristy and buying soda with real sugar (instead of HFCS) and flavours of crisps you can't find in the USA. To some extent, that's true... :innocent:

A bit OT but:

My friend dared to show up at my work to visit me for lunch without a bra on. I wasn't quite ready to leave yet and I invited her into the huge cooler to chat with me while I finish moving product. I'm used to working in the cold but the temp was getting to her since she had on a tight thin flimsy cotton top. When we came out, the guys started to laugh at her and asked her if she was smuggling raisins.

A bit OT but:

My friend dared to show up at my work to visit me for lunch without a bra on. I wasn't quite ready to leave yet and I invited her into the huge cooler to chat with me while I finish moving product. I'm used to working in the cold but the temp was getting to her since she had on a tight thin flimsy cotton top. When we came out, the guys started to laugh at her and asked her if she was smuggling raisins.

I bet Chipcom fired something witty, that relfected his marine background back at your coworkers though

rofl... bullet nipples

I've done that too. I've also smuggled an adult beverage or 100 into the movies as well.

Contact w/ Jodie Foster, 1st half of the movie, GREAT! 2nd half, not so great.

Yeah, I can get anything I want here too, except Ilocano empanada. Darn, I want some now.

Empanada...man...Biltong.

I was accused of smuggling plums once.


I'll never wear a speedo again.

Why would I leave Texas?

Because you can not get a decent bagel or pizza anywhere in Texas.

I got busted by customs trying to bring Scottish meat pies from Vancouver Island to WA.

I smuggle a dozens of boxes of Shreddies, a few large packs of Pepperettes and a duffel bag full of chocolate bars from Northern Ontario to Western New York a few times a year.

I flash the Indian Status card at the border and they just move aside.

Because you can not get a decent bagel or pizza anywhere in Texas.

Thank you for reinforcing my argument.:D

I got busted by customs trying to bring Scottish meat pies from Vancouver Island to WA.

Cornish pasties? Damn, I would straight up KILL for some of those right about now.

I have step family in south Texas. Whenever my dad and step mom go down there they bring a huge box of Vienna Beef. In return, we get some fresh Gulf Shrimp

I smuggle a dozens of boxes of Shreddies, a few large packs of Pepperettes and a duffel bag full of chocolate bars from Northern Ontario to Western New York a few times a year.

I flash the Indian Status card at the border and they just move aside.

The pepperettes I understand, but the chocolate and cereal? Neither one is on an import ban list.

Because you can not get a decent bagel or pizza anywhere in Texas.

Theyre good enough, and I wouldn't want to leave the ample sources of my favorite ethnic foods available
in the Dallas area.

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Evidently I was involved several years ago in a most terrible ring of thieves - as I "imported" a HAM sausage from Canada.

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Went thru customs and told when they opened my luggage - I exposed my HAM sausage - (which clearly said HAM) and said - this is the only food item I have - a HAM sausage (at that time - no BEEF products were allowed into the US, due to SARS).

I was retained in a big glass room for nearly 2 hours (evidently the border patrol had platooned all it's available people onto the ferry from Toronto, Canada to Rochester, NY - as Mr. Drunk had lost his pass port). I basically blew a cork as it was nearly midnight and the last bus to home left, due to my being detained for a HAM sausage. OTOH - I had 4 border control peeps come into my glass room as I seethed -- and apologized and made like it was nothing ... blah blah - and hey the head guy even knew a few people I did. blah.

:mad::notamused: Stupid HAM sausage cost me $25 in taxi money to get home. And couldn't recoup it either.

Interesting though to take public transportation through the borders - I mean I take nothing (and bring back nothing!!! HMMP!!), but the bus has been detained due to someone having what looked to be a couple of tangerines - watched the border patrol squeeze the hell out of the little orange things and then toss them into the back as the other 2 border patrol people cruised through the couple's luggage.

Cuban cigars from Canada, but they don't count unless you eat them.

I smuggle Dunkin Donuts coffee cake muffins when ever I go back to RI. There are no Dunkin Donuts here in Colorado, only crappy Starbucks. You can buy the DD coffee in King Soopers, but it's not the same.

Have any of you "smuggled" food from another state to be able to make your hometown dishes.

Mine is Crawfish. When I go home I bring back crawfish so I can make some cajun dishes. Crawfish Fetucchini, Crawfish Etoufee', Crawfish Bisque, and of course gumbo.

I "smuggle" 8lbs per trip that I make there. I only have 1lbs left and was supposed to go there next week to visit family, which is second to my ultimate goal of getting more crawfish, but some circumstances that some of you already know have prevented such a trip.

Have you ever had to do such things to get your food "fix".

Discuss.

There is probably an easier way to get them.

http://www.lacrawfish.com/

When I lived in WV they sold crawfish from China at Walmart. They probably sell'em at the walmart here too for all I know.

:notamused:

Evidently I was involved several years ago in a most terrible ring of thieves - as I "imported" a HAM sausage from Canada.

:notamused:

Went thru customs and told when they opened my luggage - I exposed my HAM sausage - (which clearly said HAM) and said - this is the only food item I have - a HAM sausage (at that time - no BEEF products were allowed into the US, due to SARS).

I was retained in a big glass room for nearly 2 hours (evidently the border patrol had platooned all it's available people onto the ferry from Toronto, Canada to Rochester, NY - as Mr. Drunk had lost his pass port). I basically blew a cork as it was nearly midnight and the last bus to home left, due to my being detained for a HAM sausage. OTOH - I had 4 border control peeps come into my glass room as I seethed -- and apologized and made like it was nothing ... blah blah - and hey the head guy even knew a few people I did. blah.

:mad::notamused: Stupid HAM sausage cost me $25 in taxi money to get home. And couldn't recoup it either.

Interesting though to take public transportation through the borders - I mean I take nothing (and bring back nothing!!! HMMP!!), but the bus has been detained due to someone having what looked to be a couple of tangerines - watched the border patrol squeeze the hell out of the little orange things and then toss them into the back as the other 2 border patrol people cruised through the couple's luggage.

So, uh...you never answered the important question. Did you get to keep the ham?

So, uh...you never answered the important question. Did you get to keep the ham?

Seriously. If they were holding you there long enough you could have just cut it all up and eaten it while you were waiting.

When I lived in WV they sold crawfish from China at Walmart. They probably sell'em at the walmart here too for all I know.

no doubt.

There seriously is a difference in the quality, though.

The pepperettes I understand, but the chocolate and cereal? Neither one is on an import ban list.

The bag of chocolate includes Kinder Surprise eggs. I also end up selling some of the Shreddies.

So, uh...you never answered the important question. Did you get to keep the ham?

why of course as it was not of consequence!!! Not beef - it was unopened and the label stated made of ham, etc etc. and they never tested it (if they ever would anyway) - I was merely a hold over so they could employ their well trained personel onto a ferry so they could find drunk guy's passport. Which they did and so drunk boy and his entourage got to leave - then the border patrol came over to my glass bird cage - with several cameras taping too.

I was one P'O'd MF let me tell you. I let loose names (work with many criminal justice peeps etc) and the captain let loose a few of his as well, and then we counteracted with a few names --- it was freaking rediculous.

I blew a cork majorly. What started as a minor thing turned into a stupid thing and I was ignored.

Oh thank you thank you thank you there was nothig to throw - that's how P'O'd I was.

:D

There is probably an easier way to get them.

http://www.lacrawfish.com/

I've looked into similar things. As a matter of fact A friend of mine and I had 200lbs shipped to Raleigh for a boil. It's quite expensive and I thought that there was a minimum limit on having them shipped. It doesn't appear so an that link though. I will have to check that out when Crawfish season comes back around.

I smuggle Dunkin Donuts coffee cake muffins when ever I go back to RI. There are no Dunkin Donuts here in Colorado, only crappy Starbucks. You can buy the DD coffee in King Soopers, but it's not the same.

DD coffee is gross.

DD coffee is gross.

For a mellow blend as far as American coffee goes? No, it's quite good.
Starbucks is gross, roasted till it tastes like ash.

I've been spoiled the past 3 years by my wife's Italian dark roasts, espressos, and French-roasted coffees in Quebec.
I can't drink DD anymore.

Customs and Border Patrol agents anywhere can potentially be real dickwads. Canadian BP have been some of the biggest asses I've encountered. 3 hr search and seizure. Countless searches.
They can't believe the prices we pay for stuff, and always accuse me of lying or smuggling counterfeit goods. Until I show the receipt and are stunned at US prices for similar goods.

Ran into some jerks on the US side too. But far rarer. You can always detect the anal commie-fearing, racist, black-ops wanna-be agent after 2 sentences.
I'm not alone in my experiences.

Thank god most agents are down-to-earth and cool.

Best story was once my wife was getting hassled by US customs holding her up from entering.
She finally blasted the guy with, "I'm heading down to get laid! You have a problem with that?"
His mouth dropped open, and returned her passport and told her to have a nice trip.
:D

why of course as it was not of consequence!!! Not beef - it was unopened and the label stated made of ham, etc etc. and they never tested it (if they ever would anyway) - I was merely a hold over so they could employ their well trained personel onto a ferry so they could find drunk guy's passport. Which they did and so drunk boy and his entourage got to leave - then the border patrol came over to my glass bird cage - with several cameras taping too.

I was one P'O'd MF let me tell you. I let loose names (work with many criminal justice peeps etc) and the captain let loose a few of his as well, and then we counteracted with a few names --- it was freaking rediculous.

I blew a cork majorly. What started as a minor thing turned into a stupid thing and I was ignored.

Oh thank you thank you thank you there was nothig to throw - that's how P'O'd I was.

:D

Please, please, please tell me that the ham tasted so good it was worth it. That ham better have rocked your world!

cuban cigars from canada, but they don't count unless you eat them.

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