Practical Travel Safety Issues - Is it allowed to pack cooked meal in carry-on bag?

I'm taking a transpacific trip and was wondering if cooked food is allowed to be packed in the carry-on bag for international travel. It may sound silly, but I have some salmon (about 1.5 lbs) that if I cannot take with me onto the flights I'd better throw them away since I'd be out for a month (don't want come home to spoiled fish).

If allowed to be packed in carry-on luggage, I can probably consume some on the long flights to Asia. Do I have to throw away the leftover salmon before entering customs of the destination country?

Moving thread to the Flyertalk TS/S Forum for discussion.
Obscure2k
TravelBuzz Moderator

EDIT: Oh, crap, my bad. I didn't catch the International part of that question.

I order extra dishes at restaurants the day before i travel. I carry it in the bag the restaurant provides. if the stuff looks really interesting, i order enough for 3 to 6 portions. sometimes maybe 5-6 lbs and have it in a shopping bag. I have never been questioned when running it through the xray machine.

I have never tried soups, but think that would fall under the liquid regs. noodle dishes like pad tai are ok.

as to bringing it through customs. i am certain that the regs vary widely from one country to the next.

as to bringing it through customs. i am certain that the regs vary widely from one country to the next.

In general it's probably safe to assume you can't bring food into a foreign country. There will be exceptions of course, but for the most part I think food import restrictions are justifiably tight in most countries.

You should be able to take it with you, just not any ice to keep it cool.

You'll probably have to throw the leftovers away before entering your destination country.

And I am glad I won't be sitting next to you, while you eat fish on the plane :-)