I was wondering if there are restrictions on brining personal kosher meals like LaBriute Meals to the Carribean. I'm not talking about a cruise, but a place like the Bahamas. It is only $34 each way from Ft. Lauderdale on AA (where I live). I know that whenever I go to Israel I can't bring in and out food. I didn't know if the same rules apply to all countries.

Thank You.

I know that whenever I go to Israel I can't bring in and out food.

That comes as a very big surprise to me. I know that Israel, like many countries, bans the import of certain fresh foods (like apples) which could cause damage to the domestic agriculture but I have never heard of food, per se, being forbidden.

Whenever my girlfriend flies in from Italy (two or three times a year) she is loaded with literally kilos of parmigiana cheese and distinctly unkosher prosciutto crudo -- and has never had a bit of trouble.

I was wondering if there are restrictions on brining personal kosher meals like LaBriute Meals to the Carribean. I'm not talking about a cruise, but a place like the Bahamas. It is only $34 each way from Ft. Lauderdale on AA (where I live). I know that whenever I go to Israel I can't bring in and out food. I didn't know if the same rules apply to all countries.

Thank You.

Ahuber;
Welcome to Flyertalk. I see this is your first posting.
I have to disagree with you about the food. I have brought in and out food from many countries. Each country may have different regulations but in general you can bring in and out any food that is not a plant and not raw meat. Breads, cheeses, cooked food and liquids (non-alcohol) are usually OK. I would start by looking at the Bahamas immigration/customs website. They may help.
Welcome aboard.

In many of my travels I have had very very little issue with bringing foods into countries, especially the carribean. The Labriute meals should pose zero problem. I have brought frozen meals to many areas and they really don't care. As long as the food is cooked then you are fine.

The agriculture is what they are looking out for like Dovster said. No fresh fruits, veges, or raw meats. The only area you may hav an issue is if you are traveling to Mexico. Unfortunately for kosher eaters, they have a Red Light Green Light system when you go through customs. If you get a green light you may enjoy your food on vacation. If you get a red light then they usually open your bag and confiscate your food......and in my opinion take it home to their families.

My mother-in-law takes food to St. Thomas all the time. No liquids anymore, but packs a couple small coolers with meat, cheese, etc. Each person gets to carry on a cooler. She has never had a problem.

On St. Thomas, there is also a group of Lubavitch who drive around and hand out challah (they sort of guess if tourists are Jewish). Their site (http://www.jewishvirginislands.com/templates/articlecco.htm/aid/291458/jewish/Kosher-Food.html)also has a link to places you can get kosher food in case your food does not make it through customs.

The official answer for the Bahamas (according to their website (http://www.bahamas.gov.bs/bahamasweb2/home.nsf/vContentW/C0D209A65EDD9C0C86256F260066A9FB)) is probably no:

Prohibited Goods

1. Meat, provisions, fruits and vegetables, and any articles intended for human food, which are unfit for human consumption.

The statement is a little unclear - are all those things prohibited, or just if they are in really bad shape? In any case, I do not think the Bahamas has a Chabad, but there is a Hebrew Congregation (http://ot031.urj.net/). You might email them to see if they have any advice. As other have said, what you can really bring in depends on their inspection process.

The Labriute meals should pose zero problem.

Except for the Stomach of the person who is actually brave enough to consume it.

When traveling to a place that wont have food, I go to Schicks Take-out on 12 Ave in Brooklyn its 48?? 12th Ave . Yossi can ship it to you anywhere or I pick it up its already Cooked and all I do is run it under the facuet for say 45-60 mins in Hot water and then use a can opener to open it up. Its their reg food but canned. Its alot better then LaBriute and doesnt taste bad at all

Except for the Stomach of the person who is actually brave enough to consume it.

When traveling to a place that wont have food, I go to Schicks Take-out on 12 Ave in Brooklyn its 48?? 12th Ave . Yossi can ship it to you anywhere or I pick it up its already Cooked and all I do is run it under the facuet for say 45-60 mins in Hot water and then use a can opener to open it up. Its their reg food but canned. Its alot better then LaBriute and doesnt taste bad at all

Last year while on a Disney, DC, and Niagara trip my family and I (total of 7) ate LaBriute daily for our main meal. I ordered all the variety and had them ship it to our first hotel

True it is not gourmet but we had no problem with it and most were tasty (although the Tukey slices were a disappointment) Add to it potato chips, pickles ketchup etc It was really not bad]

The main benefit is that you don't need hot running water for 45-60 minutes to heat it up. Did you ever try to find that at Disney or on the Washington Mall or at an scenic overlook on a highway (who let's you run water for so long a time??) Just 17 minutes anywhere and the food is piping hot and you even get dessert cookies
Beteyavon

on a Disney, DC, and Niagara trip

Okay, 'splain to me.

If you are in Florida, Washington, or New York, what is the problem in finding kosher food?

They all have kosher restaurants, and for Shabbat you should be able to stop in any supermarket and pick up kosher (albeit cold) food that you can eat in your hotel room.

Okay, 'splain to me.

If you are in Florida, Washington, or New York, what is the problem in finding kosher food?

They all have kosher restaurants, and for Shabbat you should be able to stop in any supermarket and pick up kosher (albeit cold) food that you can eat in your hotel room.

Shavua Tov
Who said there was a problem
Of course there are restauarants, but we wnted to have the convenience of eating where and when we wanted especially at WDW without the need to gp outside the park, or utilize the one overpriced kosher snack bar at each park
La Briute fit the bill and when we got go NYC at the end of the trip we went to Mr. Broadway for an old fashioned NYC deli experience