Living in California, we have some awesome veggies that are difficult to get in Germany. Our artichokes are the size of softballs, sweet white corn grows in abundance, and so on.

Some of my family have never had these as fresh veggies, and I wanted to take a box on my next trip. We use to do this many years ago ... in fact, back in the 1970s, I remember my father hand-carrying a well-packaged turkey (and a case of corn on the cob, fresh cranberries, etc) so we could fix a traditional Thanksgiving dinner for my German family.

But that was then, and this is now. Can fresh fruits and veggies be imported for personal use? Or, are there restrictions, similar to importing food items into the US?