Do we need to declare things that we are going to eat ? Plan to bring canned spam and pre cooked bacon?
Should we let customs know we have this food ? Soon come Jan 11-19
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Do we need to declare things that we are going to eat ? Plan to bring canned spam and pre cooked bacon?
Should we let customs know we have this food ? Soon come Jan 11-19
Tmi, Atkins??
why do you want to bring food for? plenty enough on the island for all types
I love Jamaican Bacon something about it I crave
I would think its the same as bringing some snacks for your own personal consumption - Its not a gift and you are not selling them. I always have stuff like Ju Jubes & gum in my bags and no one has ever looked at them
I bring in many food items when I come....as long as it is not fresh meat or produce, it is OK....although, once I did bring in peperoni, which I thought was OK, because it was smoked & vacumn packed but they took it away from me. I do bring in many packaged items & also cheese. I don't think honey is allowed either & maybe not coffee, but I have never had it taken from me.
I bring in many food items when I come....as long as it is not fresh meat or produce, it is OK....although, once I did bring in pepperoni, which I thought was OK, because it was smoked & vacumn packed but they took it away from me. I do bring in many packaged items & also cheese. I don't think honey is allowed either & maybe not coffee, but I have never had it taken from me.
mi would just go to the nuthin to Declare Line like always........
not like they can collect much duty on bacon and spam.........lol
mi can see carrying a few snacks etc but food isn't a problem in Negril.......lol
and they do sell Spam in Jamaica........as well as everything else
with the serious weight restrictions we have today on the airlines.....is it really worth bringing food?
nowadays anything you need can be bought in Negril.......
and not like the old days when you couldn't even buy a light bulb in Negril......
and paying for $30 or $40 checking a bag is getting outa hand........
when you can easily buy a lot of new clothes for $30 or $40 bucks in Jamaica to wear der.....
it's not like you need wardrobe there......lol........shorts, tshirts and flip flops are the norm there
sometimes mi just live in my bathing suit all day.......lol
and then you can give it all away to a deserving person when you leave........
plus you helping the Jamaican economy........
sorry for the blah blah blah.......
Cool Runnings, Marko
Marko mi agree in my case i only have few tings to wear, i always buy t shirts when here and leave them behind for the housekeepers to give to who ever they feel needs themQuote:
Originally Posted by Marko
I live in Jamaica, so there is always Jamaican food available for me....SOMETIMES I want a taste of a different kind of food or bring in what is expensive or difficult to find in Jamaica. Believe me I have eaten so much rice & peas & chicken that I don't really need to see it again for awhile....."jerk" chicken is however, exempt from that statement.
Realy don't like much of the food, Chicken is what i eat most. The breakfast meats are sicking to me . I couldn't find spam some knock off brand . just like the newports u buy in Jamaica not same as U S cigs. Thanks for the info. Soon come (spam and Bacon) Limo Mon!
They will take away ANY AND ALL meat or dairy products. They are death on keeping Mad Cow Disease OUT of Jamaica. Not too sure that will work to keep it out BUT they have these policies in place for more than frivolous reasons, and it is clearly stated on the Jamaican customs web page. Some people think it's OK to cheat, and I am not judging that BUT let me say that deliberately and knowingly ignoring the laws and customs of a country that they are ALLOWING you to visit- before you even step foot in the country- is not exactly starting out with positive energy. Karma can be a *****, and I for one wouldn't want to be strip-searched by one of those scarey-looking female officers that already damn near give me nightmares-YIKES!
That said, I really don't care for Jamaican food myself {{GASP!}}- it simply doesn't agree with me. Don't be afraid to ask them to custom cook something that is not on the menu, but do keep in mind that you may have to wait a bit while they rustle up the ingredients. A good option is to let them know the day before what you are going to be hungry for the following day (LOL); Jamaican cooks are quite competent. I pretty much live on eggs and cheese while we are there. OH and I am "pretty sure" that a coupla cans of Spam would not be a problem because it is in a can (and pork, though we have also had sausage taken away)- BUT I would ask before I stocked up on it. Jamaican canned meat is NOT the same and takes some getting used to if you can get past the initial gag response, LOL.
IRIE! *IG
Being I look to eat it myself and being cook already whats the mad cow got to do with. spam and bacon crime ??? I payed my fair share of fees to the customs in the past and smuggled others in the past , cooked meat for my use should be a personal item no need to delcareQuote:
Originally Posted by Island Girl
And I might think that the speed limit "should be" 100 MPH. That doesn't mean I'm not going to get a ticket if I follow my own ideas rather than the law. Just sayin'...
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Originally Posted by Island Girl
I have never seen any customs regulations against cheese or other dairy products & have brought them in before, had my bags searched & they were never taken from me. Meat is a different story!
If your going to do that please do not mention about it on a public forum. where anyone can find out, There are reasons for the bans on various food products, not least for the protection 0f the hardworking Jamaican who produce the foodQuote:
Originally Posted by Limo Mon
Spam; puke!
Spam eh?
Wonder what Monty Python would say about that:
Customer:
Morning,
Waitress:
Morning.
Customer:
What have you got?
Waitress:
Well, there's egg and bacon,
egg sausage and bacon
Egg and spam
Egg, bacon and spam
Egg, bacon, sausage and spam
Spam, bacon, sausage and spam
Spam, egg, spam, spam, bacon and spam
Spam, sausage, spam, spam, spam, bacon, spam tomato and spam
Spam, spam, spam, egg and spam
Spam, spam, spam, spam, spam, spam, baked beans, spam, spam, spam and spam.
(Choir: Spam! Spam! Spam! Spam! Lovely Spam! Lovely Spam!)
Or Lobster Thermidor aux crevettes with a mornay sauce
served in a provencale manner with shallots and aubergines
garnished with truffle pate, brandy and a fried egg on top and spam.
Wife:
Have you got anything without spam?
Waitress:
Well, the spam, eggs, sausage and spam
That's not got much spam in it
Wife:
I don't want any spam!
Customer:
Why can't she have eggs, bacon, spam and sausage?
Wife:
That's got spam in it!
Customer:
Hasn't got much spam in it as spam, eggs, sausage and spam has it?
(Choir: Spam! Spam! Spam!...)
Wife:
Could you do me eggs, bacon, spam and sausage without the spam, then?
Waitress:
Iiiiiiiiiiiich!!
Wife:
What do you mean 'Iiiiiiiiiich'? I don't like spam!
(Choir: Lovely spam! Wonderful spam!)
Waitress (to choir):
Shut up!
(Choir: Lovely spam! Wonderful spam!)
Waitress:
Shut Up! Bloody Vikings!
You can't have egg, bacon, spam and sausage without the spam.
Wife:
I don't like spam!
Customer:
Shush dear, don't have a fuss. I'll have your spam. I love it,
I'm having spam, spam, spam, spam, spam, spam, spam, baked beans,
spam, spam, spam, and spam!
(Choir: Spam! Spam! Spam! Spam! Lovely spam! Wonderful spam!)
Waitress:
Shut Up!! Baked beans are off.
Customer:
Well, could I have her spam instead of the baked beans then?
Waitress:
You mean spam, spam, spam, spam, spam, spam, spam, spam, spam, spam, spam,
spam and spam?
Choir (intervening):
Spam! Spam! Spam! Spam!
Lovely spam! Wonderful spam!
Spam spa-a-a-a-a-am spam spa-a-a-a-a-am spam.
Lovely spam! Lovely spam! Lovely spam! Lovely spam!
Spam spam spam spam!
Spam was in demand every staff member wanted some for breakfast, Cook told me to take the shirts I gave him back and tip him in spam. I would rather eat spam for breakfast while in negril then the meats they have.Quote:
Originally Posted by Miguel
The food is one of the reasons I go. Love the local bacon and sausage, especially at places like Charela and Treehouse where the meat comes from their own farms.
Commercially prepared and packaged meat products should not be a problem to bring in.
Being from Minnesota, the home of SPAM, I personally love the stuff. Fry it up as is or add some pineapple and it's great for any meal. When we go fishing in the north woods we always bring some for shore lunch in case the fish don't cooperate, it's tasty cooked over an open fire.
Bless...
Ed
You don't like JA bacon? IMHO it is WAY superior to pre-cooked yuck.Quote:
Originally Posted by Limo Mon
Spam and pre-cooked bacon should be ok with customs.
"Knock-off Spam" has been added to my collection of oxymorons. Thanks! BTW, who would produce generic Spam? Outside of Hawaii, is there any demand globally?
You might want to try Jamaican cigs. Craven "A" is pretty good for a non-menthol brand, I hear...
Bringing Spam to JA because you don't like JA food.....now I have read it all!
If you like Newports, I would recommend trying Matterhorn..a JA menthol cig. Quite smooth and easily found. Regarding spam..well, I like their chicken and fish...no spam for me. I would assume since it is canned, that their wouldn't be a problem..but I truly have no clue.
Don't want to get in on argument of any kind but just my own experience I bring cheddar cheese and dairy fudge with me every trip, have been searched a couple times and no one said a word, they dump out the boxes I travel them in and see what it is and that it. I always bring a couple things i can't get there that i like.
ummmmmmmmmmm
for moi, this is an *interesting* deja vu type thread (i.e., regarding Spam)
it was JUST the other-day,
i email-ed my Jamaica/Lucea-mentor
that i was soon-come-ing down
i asked Ja-mentor, if they wanted me to bring them any Spam
here's their redacted email response (below):::
Attachment 6672
so,
they WANT Spam, fi sure
why..??.. they want it
why..??.. i offered to bring some
'cause this past-Summer,
while they were in USofA working on their MastersDegree
..they took-back to-Jamaica a bunch of Spam
i laugh-ed
and asked '.Why..??..'
dem-SAY:::>> '..USofA Spam tastes better .... it has a higher salt content, than what is offered/for-sale in Jamaica..'
p.s... for-YEARS, i've offer-ed to bring-down stuff
for my Ja-mentor
each-time dem-SAY::>> "..Nope.... don't need/want nutin.."
THIS is the FIRST-time they've said '..YES..' (with enthusiasm)
If there is a demand, I would think Jamaicans would have figured out how to satisfy it....SPAM isn't too hard a recipe to decipher(pork shoulder and ham) and made with JA piggies might even be palatable....
THAT is a fantastic *theory*Quote:
Originally Posted by RockRobster
HOWEVER,
in my limited Ja-experiences
of shopping & window-shopping around the island
and
notice-ing all those China-man shops, stores, etc.,
and
read-ing the tags & labels on consumer goods
and
hearing & reading all the chat encourage-ing folks to ".Buy Jamaican."
it *seems* to my feeble-mind & pea-brain
that your theory is just a theory (unfortunately)
for example,
a significant number of staples & high-demand-ed thing-ys
come from someplace else
sugar ---- from Trinidad
bottled water --- from Trinidad
mariners (aka '.wife-beater.' tee-shirts) --- from China
produce ---- from other-places, NOT Jamaica
chicken meat ---- from USA
BUT that is a great *theory*